Discover how a group of cultural organisations across Manchester created a collaborative digital archive, and used it to tell stories about the city’s experiences of the First World War through an app and website. Led by Imperial War Museum North, 26 galleries, libraries, archives and museums combined their collections and archives into one cohesive digital … Read more
Digital technology is changing artistic practices and the partnerships that arts organisations form. This guide presents a number of experimental and innovative examples of digital technology which have been adopted by the cultural sector. The case studies feature implications for all arts-business partnerships in terms of audience and consumer engagement.
The Art & artists section of Tate’s website – their online collection – is the most visited area of the site, with around 500 to 600K visits per month. Tate carried out audience research to understand who their users are and what their motivations are for visiting the site. This document summarises the results of … Read more
The Culture Hack Toolkit is a handy and comprehensive guide to producing your own digital prototyping programme. The toolkit includes information on what motivates people to take part, what questions you should ask before you begin planning, and how participating in a Culture Hack event can support legacy projects and longterm organisational change alongside examples … Read more
Time To Read – a partnership of people working in 22 library authorities in North West England – shares its experience of commissioning a video to promote reading and libraries.
In March 2010 the Victoria and Albert Museum launched its online platform the V&A Channel to house an exciting and ever-changing output of high-quality films relating to the Museum and its activities. The aim was to create a distinctive and compelling content provider, and bring the innovative approach and philosophy of the Museum’s V&A magazine … Read more
The Manchester Literature Festival has taken place every October since 2006 and is the city’s largest literary event. In this case study, Kate Feld describes the Festival’s 2013 online digital marketing campaign, which included e-newsletters, Facebook, Twitter and blogging. The success of this campaign, particularly its social media activity, contributed to the Festival attracting a larger and … Read more
Brighton Dome is the major arts and cultural provider in Brighton and Hove and offers year-round high quality performances across all art forms. In May Brighton Dome also produces the annual Brighton Festival – a high-profile, three-week international producing and commissioning arts festival. This case study describes how the Brighton Dome redeveloped its website and digital platforms … Read more
Bradley Manning, the young US soldier who was convicted of releasing the largest set of classified documents ever leaked to the public, spent his early years in west Wales. In 2013 the National Theatre Wales’ (NTW) production The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning, toured around Wales before appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe. Early on in the production process … Read more
Seb Chan shares his thoughts on Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s shift from a zero tech to a high tech organisation and the impact it had on the organisation.