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** Museums and the Web 2005 **
** Best of the Web Awards **
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/best/
Winners announced in Vancouver, April 15, 2005.
Recognizing achievement in cultural and heritage
Web site design, a committee of museum
professionals selects the Best of the Web each
year. See the conference web site at
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/best/ for full
details about the competition, the judges, and
the judging criteria.
Congratulations to the following sites:
_Best Educational Use_
Making the Modern World Online - Stories about the lives we've made
http://www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk/learning_modules/maths/06.TU.02/
Institution: The Science Museum, (London, UK)
Judges' Comments
Learning Modules are an exemplary
illustration of what a museum can do with its
collections to support specific
educational usages for the K-12 educational
systemŠ.
Two of the most compelling aspects of
education are the notion of relationships and
theory/application. This site addresses both in an elegant manner.
_Best On-line Exhibition_
Cycles: African Life Through Art
http://www.ima-art.org/cycles/
Institution: Indianapolis Museum of Art
Judges' Comments:
The design of this online exhibit is a
piece of art itself. Beautiful and fun to
explore. ... A highly visually appealing
and thought provoking site which provides
a rich user experience through
interactivity, text and images. A particular
highlight is the 'context' link that a
user can click on when viewing an object.
The graphic elements also nicely enhance
the content and navigational options
available to the user.
Honorable Mention
Raid on Deerfield
http://www.1704.deerfield.history.museum
Institution: Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA) /
Memorial Hall Museum, Deerfield
Judges' Comments:
...raises the bar for historical
interpretation online. The site models the
value of the whole that derives from a
consideration of multiple perspectives.
The designers have cast a magical spell
that draws the user into another place,
another time, another world where one
finds truth painted in many shades of grey.
_Best E-Services Site_
Seminars on Science
http://learn.amnh.org
Institution: American Museum of Natural History
Judges' Comments
The human touch in the interface gives
nice feeling that the seminar is tutored
... by real humans and that the learner
is interacting with real people.
_Best Innovative or Experimental Application_
Eternal Egypt
http://www.eternalegypt.org
Institutions: Egyptian Government: The
Supreme Council of Antiquities and Center
for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage, and IBM Corporation
Judges' Comments
An arresting site. Visually appealing and
quite innovative. Good execution of
multiple pathways towards making
discoveries about Egypt, including multiple
languages and collaboration with
like-minded institutions. Text -to-speech
feature lends itself nicely to those with
visual restrictions, and for ESL
candidates, but computerized voice effect can become monotonous ...
_Best Museum Professional's Site_
ASTC (Association of Science - Technology Centers)
http://www.astc.org
Institution: Association of Science - Technology Centers
Judges' Comments
... covers the gamut of basics --
references, publications, articles, and such.
With the addition of the online
workshops, ASTC shows itself to be responsive to
the field and willing to be innovative.
_Best Research Site_
Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Judges' Comments
... an excellent site for a range of
audiences, including researchers....
considerably expanded and geographical and time coverage is much more
comprehensive than a year ago. Good
content depth (in a variety of formats,
e.g. multimedia) and opportunities for
drilling down, as well as relevant
interactive features to enrich user
experience.... a great balance of content
and visuals and alternative exploratory
routes for both the serendipitous and
more serious researcher. Š beautifully
done, easy to use, visually engaging,
and intuitive. I didn't even need to read
any directions -- the user interface
was easy to grasp and use ...
_Best Overall Museum Web Site_
Making the Modern World Online - Stories about the lives we've made
http://www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk/
Institution: The Science Museum, (London, UK)
Judges' Comments
"Making the Modern World" is a robust
demonstration of how museum artifacts can be
offered online to engage audiences in an
innovative learning experience.
... a highly interactive site that gives
the user many options for shaping
their experience and makes good use of
new technologies (I especially liked the
use of rich media). It is deep and
provides interdisciplinary learning. I was
fascinated and could have stayed for
hours just poking around and exploring.
Great site. Funducational and very
informative. Something for everyone! The
whole family will be fighting for computer time!
Congratulations to all of the winners, and thank
you to all who participated. A full list of sites
nominated, is available at
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/best/list.html
A call for nominations for the Best of the Web
2006 will appear in the fall of 2005.
Best wishes,
jennifer
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Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025
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Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com
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