The Met Collection Online
June 23, 2014
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is regarded as one of the top museums in the world. With the advent of online collections gaining in popularity, the Met decided it would place its own collection online. What is marvelous about this collection is the 394,253 records one can browse as if they were in the real museum.
The museum’s main collection page has the current popular graphic format of having a bunch of stuff organized in tiles. One can thank mobile phones for that design. Clicking on any of the tiles takes the user to a page that lists all results associated with subject. The same happens when a key word is entered into a search box. The results include a picture, brief item and cataloging description, and where the item can be found in the physical location. The results include items that are not currently on display as well.
Other ways to browse the collection include searching by department, era, geographic locations, artists, culture, and methods or materials. Within search results the user can further narrow results by the same options. The range of the Met’s collection is sure to keep history buffs glued to their screens for days. It may save a person a trip to New York to help with their research, but it doesn’t take the place of the real thing.
Whitney Grace, June 23, 2014
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