Proofreading exhibition texts

Shedding light on the history of the city and canton of Zug

Housed in a maze-like castle on the edge of Zug’s old town, the Museum Burg Zug serves as the historical museum for both the city and the canton. Its permanent exhibition spans three floors and traces the region’s cultural history from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In addition, the museum regularly presents special exhibitions that explore political, social or historical themes in greater depth.

In November 2025, the special exhibition “hûs, stat, fëld – Mittelalter in der Zentralschweiz” (The Middle Ages in central Switzerland) opened to the public. This exhibition takes a closer look at the medieval period in the region and seeks to dispel common clichés about the Middle Ages as dark and cheerless. It highlights the diversity of medieval life and shows how many aspects of this thousand-year era continue to shape our world today.

The exhibition also offers insights into the work of archaeologists and demonstrates how the knowledge we have of the medieval period has been pieced together.

Correcting errors and ensuring consistency

Every exhibition relies on well-crafted textual material: introductory wall texts, object labels explaining individual items, and in-depth texts that examine specific topics more closely.

For “hûs, stat, fëld – Mittelalter in der Zentralschweiz”, I was commissioned to proofread the exhibition texts. This involved not only correcting linguistic errors but also standardising certain elements of the writing, particularly those related to the labelling of loaned objects. Wherever I noticed gaps in logic or content, I provided comments for the curator.

Thanks to this process, Museum Burg Zug can be confident that the texts featured in the special exhibition are accurate and complete. It also ensures that loaned objects are correctly credited – an essential aspect of maintaining good relationships with lenders.

“As an exhibition curator, I need to distil complex subject matter into concise texts. Jonas Bühler not only corrected our texts but also gave them a precise, consistent tone and sharpened them where necessary. He also handled the large volume of text in a short time.”

Christoph Tschanz
Exhibition curator
Museum Burg Zug