Museums and the Web

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Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art

Conference: 
MW2009
Institution: 
Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art - College of Charleston
Designer: 
Alloneword Design, LLC
URL: 
http://www.halsey.cofc.edu/
Why: 

The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art (HICA) exists on alimited budget with only two full-time employees. Despite this they manage tocreate 6-10 unique exhibitions each year. Since 2002 they have been committedto providing a high level of online content for an institution of such diminutivesize.

The website was redesigned in the fall of 2008 to facilitatebetter communications with their constituents. The new site strives to be moregraphically consistent and aesthetically inviting. The archive of exhibitionsstretches back with eight years of innovative content.

Additionally the new siteutilizes, video, youTube, and heavily leverages Flickr as a low-cost solutionfor online exhibitions that can easily be maintained by the limited staff.Peruse the featured content in the “Exhibitions” section for a sampling of thebest projects.

Nominated By: 
Buff Ross
Year: 
2009
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