Our Story
Kulturalis is a publishing company committed to cross-cultural exchange. We bring a wealth of experience to our bespoke services for museums, galleries and other cultural institutions around the world, producing outstanding publications, both in print and deploying newer technologies.
The company fulfils a long-held ambition of our Managing Director, Neil Titman, whose experience as a publisher of books for clients in the education, art and heritage sectors spans more than a decade, and Charlotte Kramer, owner and president of Müller & Schindler, the world’s leading and longest-running publisher of beautiful facsimile editions for the world’s finest libraries and museums. After numerous encounters on the road – and the realisation that they were producing different kinds of publication for the same family of institutions – Charlotte and Neil concluded that their aims interlocked, and it was only a matter of time before they joined forces. In October 2023, Kulturalis was born.
Kulturalis’s diverse and multilingual team offers decades of experience producing the finest publications for leading institutions across a broad range of sectors – art, heritage, education, religion, architecture, sport, corporate and more. We are all united in our passion for communicating the fascinating stories of the world’s cultures to audiences across the globe. We publish in all languages required by our clients and offer a tailored, strongly collaborative service that ensures that our publications both meet our clients’ needs and have broad appeal.
We are part of the Universal Art Group, founded by Charlotte Kramer and her business partner, Alexander Wilhelm, in 2024 to bring together like-minded companies from across Europe in a united goal of cultural exchange. The Group currently includes Kulturalis, Müller & Schindler, Faksimile Verlag, Halta Definizione, Eikon Editores, Living Manuscripts and Medieval Art Stories. Each member of the Group is able to offer not only its own services but those of its partner companies, and together we offer a comprehensive range of publications and other products to institutions and individuals across the different sectors in which we operate.
Message from our Managing Director
Welcome to Kulturalis. Our team of publishing professionals are united by a desire to promote and disseminate the cultures of the world. Through our publications we aim to introduce the vibrant individuality of our clients – their artistic heritage, their customs and way of life, their beliefs and their great institutions – to a wide and discerning audience that embraces the rich diversity of our shared humanity. An audience that might be inspired to make a detour, long or short, to one of the destinations described in our publications, or to recognise and welcome a visitor from a location they have discovered through our books.
We work with institutions – museums, galleries, heritage sites, ministries, universities and schools, religious sites – and individuals – writers, artists, academics – to tell their stories through engaging text and images. We publish in all languages, print and digital, as well as audio and braille. Our focus is on cross-cultural exchange, and on fostering interest, friendship and understanding between different cultural communities. We support and celebrate all who share this aim.
I am thrilled to have been joined in this endeavour by a team whose experience and technical expertise – in editorial, production, finance, business development – is matched by their commitment to bringing communities together through their work. We hope that our books and our services will inspire you to share your own stories and enjoy those of others.
Neil Titman
Your vision, our expertise
Kulturalis offers decades of extensive experience in producing high-quality publications for prestigious institutions worldwide.
Our multilingual team specialises in a wide range of sectors including art, heritage, education, religion, architecture, sport and corporate publications.
Managing Director
Neil Titman
Neil has worked in publishing for nearly 30 years, initially in Editorial for The Folio Society and then in Business Development for Third Millennium Publishing and Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers. After eight years producing books for museums, galleries and other heritage institutions in Europe, Asia and North America, in 2023 he realised a long-held ambition – to create a new publishing company devoted to the dissemination of the world’s cultures – and Kulturalis was born. Alongside managing the company, Neil is developing business in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, the US and Central and South America.
Neil has a PhD in French and Latin literature. He is fluent in French and Spanish and has worked as a translator from these languages and from Latin, Italian and Romanian. He is currently studying Czech, Russian, Portuguese and Greek.
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Business Development Director
Jenny McKinley
Jenny has worked in the art publishing sector for over thirty years, with experience in all aspects of publishing, including commissioning, sales, marketing and distribution. She was Managing Director at Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers for ten years, Sales Director at Philip Wilson Publishers, and has worked for Phaidon Press, Merrell Publishers and the British Library. Jenny excels in forming lasting and mutually beneficial business relationships with cultural institutions worldwide. Now based in the UK, she has lived in Australia and has a degree in French. She is currently learning German.
Jenny is responsible for Kulturalis’s activities in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Canada and Australasia.
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Head of Operations and Strategy
Thom Baylay
Thom began working in arts publishing in 2017 as Sales and Marketing Manager for Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers. He commissioned new titles, managed marketing activities and worked closely with distribution partners to ensure maximum exposure in the trade for new titles. Thom has a huge breadth of experience across multiple different industries, including hospitality, finance, entertainment and programming. For Kulturalis, Thom manages the company’s operational processes, its online messaging, and the relationship with our distribution partners. He is also developing activities in Northern Europe.
Thom speaks English and Japanese, as well as some Swedish and Korean.
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Business Development Executive
Katerina Siegl
Katerina studied History of Art and Media and Communication at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Working in art book publishing for the last fourteen years, she has extensive experience in the field and a solid understanding of all stages of publishing production. During her career, she has worked for Arbor Vitae, K-A-V-K-A Art Books and Visual Culture, Kodl Gallery and Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers. As Business Development Executive and Project Manager for Kulturalis, she is responsible for projects in Central Europe and Italy.
Katerina is bilingual in Czech and English, speaks Slovak and some German.
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