Some people will find it way too busy. Me, I like how they seem to have expanded their remit - not just a homepage for their gallery, but a homepage for the visual and performing arts. I like, for example, how articles from other sites are getting pulled through to the page.
I also like all the small touches - little features where you can flick through three panes, the three views for opening hours, this little feature on the far left that highlights different content by theme.
It's a bit super-user, but I enjoy how it rewards exploration. The more you adventure through it, the more it reveals to you - a nice metaphor for art itself, no?
It does feel a bit like it has a confused self-identity, but it is an awesome step in the right direction.
ReplyDeleteI always felt librarians were too restricted in sharing their depth of knowledge online, though they have some validity around their excuse of staying neutral.
But when I jumped over to museums, I found they are also restricted online, yet they have no excuse (they are expected to do interpretation)!
Too often these knowledge 'hubs' only present themselves as knowledge 'places' - ie. somewhere knowledge lives rather than where it happens.