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.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world’s largest and finest art museums. Its collection includes more than two million works of art spanning five thousand years of world culture, from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe.
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Node.js
used by 67 institutionsA JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 engine that allows developers to build scalable network applications using JavaScript on the server side. Read moreGraphQL
used by 9 institutionsA query language for APIs and a runtime for executing those queries, allowing clients to request exactly the data they need.
Next.js
used by 49 institutionsA React framework that enables server-side rendering and static site generation for building optimized and high-performance web applications. Read more
Next.js
used by 44 institutionsA React framework that enables server-side rendering and static site generation for building optimized and high-performance web applications. Read moreMicrosoft ASP.NET
used by 33 institutionsA web framework for building dynamic web applications and services with .NET and C#.
Google Analytics (GA4)
used by 317 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 213 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 37 institutionsA tracking code that allows advertisers to measure the effectiveness of their TikTok ads by monitoring user actions on their website.
Hotjar
used by 47 institutionsA behavior analytics tool that combines heatmaps, session recordings, and feedback surveys to help understand how users interact with your website.
Amazon Web Services
used by 114 institutionsA comprehensive cloud computing platform offering a wide range of services for computing, storage, databases, analytics, machine learning, and more.
Vercel
used by 28 institutionsA cloud platform for static sites and serverless functions that optimizes the development and deployment of front-end projects. Read more
Amazon S3
used by 38 institutionsAmazon's scalable storage service for object data that offers high durability, security, and performance for data storage and retrieval.
core-js
used by 364 institutionsA modular standard library for JavaScript that provides polyfills for ECMAScript features.
jQuery
used by 537 institutionsA fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library that simplifies HTML document traversal, event handling, and animation.
Select2
used by 54 institutionsA jQuery-based replacement for select boxes that supports searching, tagging, and remote data sets.
Flickity
used by 68 institutionsA JavaScript library for creating touch-enabled, responsive carousels and galleries.
Apollo
used by 8 institutionsA comprehensive state management library for JavaScript that enables the development of modern, data-driven applications with GraphQL.
Next.js
used by 45 institutionsA React framework that enables server-side rendering and static site generation for building optimized and high-performance web applications. Read more
Mautic
used by 11 institutionsAn open-source marketing automation platform that allows businesses to manage email campaigns, social media, and more with powerful segmentation and personalization features.
React
used by 118 institutionsA JavaScript library for building user interfaces, maintained by Facebook, that allows developers to create reusable UI components. Read moreAngularJS
used by 12 institutionsA structural framework for dynamic web applications that allows developers to use HTML as a template language.
Next.js
used by 37 institutionsA React framework that enables server-side rendering and static site generation for building optimized web applications. Read moreEmotion
used by 22 institutionsA library for writing CSS styles with JavaScript that allows for powerful and flexible styling of components.
Sanity
used by 11 institutionsA headless CMS that offers real-time collaboration and a highly customizable content management experience via structured content APIs. Read moreSitecore
used by 4 institutionsAn enterprise content management system that integrates comprehensive digital marketing tools for personalized customer experiences.
