Writing and Interpretation for Museums and Cultural Sites

Carvings from a temple in India, one site for which Michelle Penn wrote audio and multimedia guides.

I’m a freelance Multimedia Writer and Interpretation Consultant for museums and cultural sites around the world. Recent clients include the Ashmolean Museum and Culture Content.

I'm also part of LuzidLab, a collective of award-winning multimedia creatives working on interactive experiences in the cultural sector.

For nine years, I researched, wrote and produced audio and multimedia guides, mobile phone tours, apps and other interactive experiences for museums and cultural sites in the UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, including: Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, The National Gallery, The Royal Academy, The Royal Collection, St Paul's Cathedral, The Wellcome Collection, English Heritage, The National Trust, The National Gallery of Scotland, Historic Scotland, The British Library, Ben Uri Gallery, Epic Ireland, Museum of Islamic Art (Qatar), the Burj Khalifa (UAE), Guggenheim Abu Dhabi (UAE), Taj Mahal, (India), Agra Fort (India), Marina Barrage (Singapore), Angkor Wat (Cambodia), The Pera Museum (Turkey) and BOZAR (Belgium).

I’m particularly interested in photography, sculpture, modern and contemporary painting, architecture, social and religious history, non-western collections and anything related to science.