Darwin Country

The system developed under the Information and Communication Technology Challenge Fund is a DCMS-funded initiative managed by Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries. The fund has provided £500,000 over two years to facilitate projects which demonstrate how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can contribute to access, education and innovation in museums.

The system comprises a UNIX web server application, dynamically serving (at time of writing) over 3000 individual images, records, timelines and events, all managed by museum staff. The site brings together three partners in the area, Shrewsbury Museums Service, Wedgwood Museum and Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust.

"The website makes use of innovative technology to deliver an extraordinary depth of information. It is among the first museum sites to have been listed with the National Grid for Learning." - Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Regarded as a 'Star Site' by the Museums Documentation Association.

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