The Best Museum Websites (Part I)
When you start talking about the best museum websites, the first one that comes to mind is the Met, and that never changes. Besides branding, easy navigation, useful information, bold messages on relevant topics like donation and development, a mobile version, and, last but not least, super polyglot, everything is available in ten languages! This is the website for everyone, and this is the museum for all!
It is a whole adventure to visit The Rijksmuseum’s website, no less than their very famous 2013 flash mob. The website highlights relevant exhibits and programs, all the steps you need to know before visiting, and everything available in 10 languages.
The National Gallery of Art website effortlessly organizes over 150,000 works of art, allowing academic researchers, educators, and casual scrollers to filter through centuries of culture seamlessly, without getting bogged down by slow loading times or clunky search results.
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) website is one of the best because it looks like a beautiful, interactive magazine, using large videos and colorful stories to make modern art fun to explore online.
While researching this list online, I discovered the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, whose contemporary website design makes you feel as if you are floating on art and traveling through it like waves. Definitely made me wish to visit it as soon as possible!
When you visit the Van Gogh Museum’s website, and you will breathe a sigh of relief, as at the end of the day, everything is about art, and this website will make you believe that.
I want to say so much about the British Museum’s website, but all I can say is that it's beautiful!
And while the majesty of the Center Pompidou is closed for renovation until 2023, you definitely can get the vibes on their super informative website.
