When people find out I work at the Nelson-Atkins, I get a lot of comments about what a wonderful place it is and how they love to bring their kids/spouse/friends, etc.
I was pleasantly surprised a few weeks ago when I received a compliment about the Museum's website. My daughter's art teacher loves our website and uses it all the time. Her favorite part was our conservation feature on the Greek Lion.
I started thinking about several things. The first was that part of the mission of our website is to simulate a visit to the Museum as closely as possible for people who may never get to visit the physical location. It is nice to know that we are achieving that goal.
My second thought was what are the other areas of our website that are great resources? One area that immediately came to mind is our collection database. Currently, we have only a portion of our collection online. We are working to grow that and to create a separate area where web visitors can search the collection to their heart's content.
My third thought was "I wonder what areas other people consider are great resources on our website?" If you have an area or section you think is fantastic, helpful or just plain fun, speak up! Leave us a comment and we will share your thoughts with the world.