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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Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo
The Museum of Islamic Art, located in the Bab al-Khalq area in the heart of historic Cairo, is the largest museum of Islamic art in the world. The museum houses around 100,000 diverse artifacts of Islamic art from India, China, and Iran, through the arts of the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Egypt, North Africa, and Andalusia. These artifacts are distinguished by their comprehensiveness of branches of Islamic art throughout the ages, making it a beacon of
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PHP
used by 438 institutionsA popular open-source scripting language widely used for web development and server-side applications. Read more
Swiper
used by 116 institutionsA modern touch slider library for creating responsive and mobile-friendly sliders and carousels.
jQuery
used by 485 institutionsA fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library that simplifies HTML document traversal, event handling, and animation.
Select2
used by 51 institutionsA jQuery-based replacement for select boxes that supports searching, tagging, and remote data sets.
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.
Google Maps
used by 162 institutionsGoogle Maps is a web-based service that provides detailed maps, satellite imagery, and street views of locations worldwide. It offers navigation, real-time traffic updates, and route planning for various modes of travel. Widely used for its accuracy and comprehensive features.
Cloudflare
used by 178 institutionsA global network service that provides content delivery network (CDN), DDoS mitigation, internet security, and distributed domain name server services.
