Recognizing achievement in heritage Web site design

Best On-line Exhibition or Activity Site

These sites excel in presenting and interpreting museum collections and themes, providing a rich and meaningful virtual experience. They may be a section of a larger museum Web or be a collaborative project between institutions and/or individuals and communities associated with museums. Entirely virtual museums are eligible to participate in this category as are exhibitions of Web art and other "born digital" collections. Quality characteristics include:

• Effective use of multiple media formats
  
  
• Innovative ways of complimenting physical exhibitions or providing surrogates for physical experiences in on-line only exhibitions
  
  
• New ways of representing museum processes and structures
  
  
• Imaginative audience participation and engagement of different categories of 'visitors'

And the finalists are ...

Other categories

• Best E-Services Site
• Best Museum Web Site Supporting Educational Use
• Best Innovative or Experimental Application
• Best Museum Professional's Site
• Best Museum Research Site
• Best Overall Museum Web Site