Monday, April 18, 2005

Making The Modern World -- Online Museum

One of the winners in the 2005 Museums of the Web contest was Making the Modern World. This site won in the "best educational use " category. Their "about us" descriptive paragraph follows:
Making the Modern World brings you powerful stories about science and invention from the eighteenth century to today. It explains the development and the global spread of modern industrial society and its effects on all our lives. The site expands upon the permanent landmark gallery at the Science Museum, using the Web and dynamic multimedia techniques to go far beyond what a static exhibition can do.
As will be true for the majority of these "best" online museums, I will have only barely scratched the surface of what each collection offers. Even in my brief peek at Making the Modern World, I can see why it was judged as one of the best. The way the site is organized, designed, and the richness of the resources it offers is amazing.

Based in the UK, this site shows many of the changes and developments in industry, science, and technology that made tremendous changes in the world, particularly in what is often referred to as "western" culture and life. Absolutely worth exploring!