Culture Index exists to catalog cultural institutions online, and highlight the best practices that inspire us.
Launching with a focus on museums and building from there, we are a resource for both research and discovery. Browse information about online communications, and discover ideas with examples of what’s possible for cultural institutions in the digital space.
As a community project facilitated by Base, we invite you to use and contribute to this growing resource.
American University Museum
Presenting local, national, and international art in the Katzen Arts Center at 4400 Massachusetts Ave in DC.
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Google Analytics (GA4)
used by 285 institutionsGoogle's analytics platform that offers advanced tracking and analysis capabilities across web and app data for enhanced user behavior insights. Read moreFacebook Pixel
used by 191 institutionsA code snippet that tracks visitor actions on your website to optimize ad targeting and measure the effectiveness of Facebook advertising campaigns.
TikTok Pixel
used by 33 institutionsA tracking code that allows advertisers to measure the effectiveness of their TikTok ads by monitoring user actions on their website.
Linkedin Insight Tag
used by 36 institutionsA JavaScript code that enables website owners to track conversions, retarget website visitors, and gain deeper insights from LinkedIn ad campaigns.
Siteimprove
used by 15 institutionsA digital optimization platform that provides insights and tools for improving website performance, accessibility, SEO, and content quality. Read more
jQuery CDN
used by 35 institutionsA content delivery network that hosts jQuery and related libraries, allowing for quicker and more efficient access to these resources.
Cloudflare
used by 178 institutionsA global network service that provides content delivery network (CDN), DDoS mitigation, internet security, and distributed domain name server services.
Unpkg
used by 42 institutionsA fast, global CDN for everything on npm, making it easy to load JavaScript modules and other files from the npm registry.
cdnjs
used by 89 institutionsA free and open-source content delivery network for JavaScript libraries, enabling faster loading of web pages by serving files from distributed servers.
Bootstrap
used by 135 institutionsBootstrap is a widely-used, open-source front-end framework for developing responsive web designs. Created by Twitter, it offers a collection of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript tools and components, making it easy to create mobile-first websites. Bootstrap is popular for its ease of use, extensive documentation, and ability to streamline web development processes.
core-js
used by 329 institutionsA modular standard library for JavaScript that provides polyfills for ECMAScript features.
jQuery
used by 485 institutionsA fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library that simplifies HTML document traversal, event handling, and animation.
Lightbox
used by 38 institutionsA JavaScript library that displays images and videos in a clean, overlaying lightbox, enhancing user experience.
BrightEdge
used by 3 institutionsAn enterprise-level SEO platform that provides data-driven insights and recommendations to improve search engine visibility and performance.
Azure
used by 14 institutionsMicrosoft’s cloud computing platform offering a wide range of services for building, deploying, and managing applications through Microsoft-managed data centers.
Mautic
used by 10 institutionsAn open-source marketing automation platform that allows businesses to manage email campaigns, social media, and more with powerful segmentation and personalization features.
CFML
used by 2 institutionsColdFusion Markup Language, a scripting language used for web development that simplifies the creation of dynamic web pages.
