museum websites
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Department of History of Art and Architecture
School of Histories and Humanities
museum websites
Karolina Badzmierowska
Department of History of Art and Architecture
School of Histories and Humanities
Museum website is . . .
Why do museums have websites?
What is a role of a museum’s website?
What can a museum website offer beyond
being just an information about the museum,
collections, objects?
Department of History of Art and Architecture
School of Histories and Humanities
Museum website has…
Department of History of Art and Architecture
School of Histories and Humanities
Museum website has…
visitor information
collections
exhibition
object database
education
library
research
social media
other
Department of History of Art and Architecture
School of Histories and Humanities
What makes a good museum website?
Department of History of Art and Architecture
School of Histories and Humanities
What makes a good museum website?
Department of History of Art and Architecture
School of Histories and Humanities
What makes a good museum website?
CONTENT
AESTHETICS
INTERFACE
Department of History of Art and Architecture
School of Histories and Humanities
CONTENT
What information is provided?
Department of History of Art and Architecture
School of Histories and Humanities
AESTHETICS
How the information, both textual
and visual, is presented?
How the website reflects the museum’s
identity?
Department of History of Art and Architecture
School of Histories and Humanities
INTERFACE
How the information is delivered?
Is the website easy to navigate
and search for / find the information?
What interactive options are provided?
Department of History of Art and Architecture
School of Histories and Humanities
EXAMPLES
TateRijksmuseumMet Museum
National Museum of IrelandHugh Lane
Waterford Treasures
Department of History of Art and Architecture
School of Histories and Humanities
EXERCISE
Choose one object from the NMI collection (Treasury)
and create a mockup of a web page for it.
Consider following features and aspects:
• aesthetics
• content (text & images)
• interface
• interactive features
Department of History of Art and Architecture
School of Histories and Humanities
MockinbirdFree and basic software to create a mockup / wireframe of a
web site.
https://gomockingbird.com/
PreziFree presentation software
https://prezi.com
PiktochartFree and easy to use infographic creator, works well for
posters, brochures or website mockups
http://piktochart.com/
Department of History of Art and Architecture
School of Histories and Humanities
http://www.tcd.ie/History_of_Art/
Department of History of Art and Architecture,
Trinity College Dublin
@TCDArtHist
Karolina Badzmierowska