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.



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Culture Index

MCA - Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Founded in 1967, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago champions the new and unexpected in contemporary art and culture through its exhibitions, performances, programs, and collection.
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Tech Specs

Tech Specs

Performance

97

Accessibility

96

Best Practices

100

SEO

100

Performance

67

Accessibility

100

Best Practices

100

SEO

97
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    Mailchimp is a widely-used marketing platform that helps businesses manage and automate email campaigns. It offers tools for creating, sending, and analyzing emails, as well as managing subscriber lists. Read more
    used by 159 institutions
  • Google Analytics (GA4)

    Google's analytics platform that offers advanced tracking and analysis capabilities across web and app data for enhanced user behavior insights. Read more
    used by 317 institutions
  • Facebook Pixel

    A code snippet that tracks visitor actions on your website to optimize ad targeting and measure the effectiveness of Facebook advertising campaigns.

    used by 213 institutions
  • TikTok Pixel

    A tracking code that allows advertisers to measure the effectiveness of their TikTok ads by monitoring user actions on their website.

    used by 37 institutions
  • Swiper

    A modern touch slider library for creating responsive and mobile-friendly sliders and carousels.

    used by 132 institutions
  • core-js

    A modular standard library for JavaScript that provides polyfills for ECMAScript features.

    used by 364 institutions
  • jQuery

    A fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library that simplifies HTML document traversal, event handling, and animation.

    used by 537 institutions
  • Bootstrap

    Bootstrap 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.

    used by 145 institutions
  • MailChimp

    Mailchimp is a widely-used marketing platform that helps businesses manage and automate email campaigns. It offers tools for creating, sending, and analyzing emails, as well as managing subscriber lists. Read more
    used by 151 institutions
  • WordPress

    WordPress is a popular, open-source content management system (CMS) that powers over 40% of websites. Initially a blogging platform, it now supports various sites with customizable themes and plugins. Known for its user-friendly interface, WordPress is used by both beginners and professionals to create and manage websites. Read more
    used by 293 institutions
  • WordPress

    WordPress is a popular, open-source content management system (CMS). Initially a blogging platform, it now supports various sites with customizable themes and plugins. WordPress is used by both beginners and professionals to create and manage websites. Read more
    used by 299 institutions
  • MySQL

    An open-source relational database management system widely used for web applications and data storage.

    used by 274 institutions
  • Yoast SEO

    Yoast SEO is a popular WordPress plugin that helps optimize websites for search engines. It offers tools for improving content, keywords, and readability, enhancing a site's visibility and ranking.

    used by 160 institutions
  • Cloudflare

    A global network service that provides content delivery network (CDN), DDoS mitigation, internet security, and distributed domain name server services.

    used by 201 institutions
  • Unpkg

    A fast, global CDN for everything on npm, making it easy to load JavaScript modules and other files from the npm registry.

    used by 47 institutions
  • cdnjs

    A free and open-source content delivery network for JavaScript libraries, enabling faster loading of web pages by serving files from distributed servers.

    used by 95 institutions
  • Shopify

    A comprehensive e-commerce platform that allows businesses to create and manage online stores with various sales and marketing tools. Read more
    used by 88 institutions