As a cultural institution, we’ve always struggled with two competing goals: preserving delicate environments and making them more accessible to the public. SiteSee helped us achieve both. Their platform allowed us to build an immersive digital experience of our exhibits, including rare artifacts and historical reconstructions, without requiring physical access.
The collapsible, self-directed menu structure lets educators and guests explore at their own pace,jumping from permanent collections to rotating exhibitions and even archival spaces. We’ve since partnered with local school districts to provide virtual field trips, and the response has been incredible. Students can now virtually walk through our exhibits from their classrooms, and teachers use our interactive annotations to highlight themes relevant to their curriculum.
We also make use of SiteSee’s indoor navigation overlays, allowing visitors to select specific time periods or topics of interest, and be taken straight to those areas within the tour. It’s elegant, intuitive, and true to our mission of education through preservation. We’ve seen a 38% increase in online engagement and opened doors to communities that were once out of reach.