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.
Thoma Foundation
In recognition of how the arts and education enhance lives and communities, the Thoma Foundation makes art collection-related grants and lends and exhibits our collection. We focus our education funding on the rural Southwest, primarily offering scholarships to students in the greater Texas panhandle. Through these programs, we strive to foster leadership, innovation, and equal opportunity in the arts.
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MailChimp
used by 159 institutionsMailchimp 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
PHP
used by 485 institutionsA popular open-source scripting language widely used for web development and server-side applications. Read more
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.
WP Engine
used by 40 institutionsA managed WordPress hosting service that delivers high performance, security, and reliability for WordPress sites.
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.
Cloudflare
used by 201 institutionsA global network service that provides content delivery network (CDN), DDoS mitigation, internet security, and distributed domain name server services.
WordPress
used by 299 institutionsWordPress 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
MySQL
used by 274 institutionsAn open-source relational database management system widely used for web applications and data storage.
RSS
used by 171 institutionsRSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a web feed format used to publish frequently updated content such as blog posts, news articles, and podcasts. It allows users to subscribe to feeds from their favorite websites and receive updates in a standardized, easy-to-read format. This helps users stay informed without needing to visit multiple websites.
Google Analytics
used by 96 institutionsA web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic, offering detailed insights into user interactions and site performance. Read more
jQuery
used by 537 institutionsA fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library that simplifies HTML document traversal, event handling, and animation.
Slick
used by 59 institutionsA fully responsive and customizable carousel slider for showcasing content in a dynamic and interactive way.
