Case Studies

Client National Museums Northern Ireland - Go to National Museums Northern Ireland website.
Background & Brief

The National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland, was established in April 1998.  MAGNI comprises the Ulster Museum with Armagh Museum, the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum and the Ulster American Folk Park. W5 at Odyssey is a wholly owned subsidiary of MAGNI.  MAGNI engaged Tibus in late 2002, to represent the connected yet diverse nature of their member museums online.

Services

Since our initial appointment in 2002, Tibus has provided the following for MAGNI:

  • Wide consultation exercise regarding the information hierarchy to reflect the disparate needs of online visitors and the specialisms of the member museums
  • Design, development and implementation of a corporate website
  • Integration of HandsOn content management system, with complete workflow and versioning control
  • Web hosting and domain name management to ensure the ongoing availability of all relevant systems
  • Managed hosting for five high-profile websites
  • Specialist advice to ensure ongoing availability of all relevant systems
  • Management of a comprehensive domain name and online asset portfolio
Results
  • Winner of public sector website of the year for Goldeneye Awards 2004
  • A coherent and consistent message to all of their visitors and clients
  • Optimal search engine performance for all websites and subject matters
  • Increasing online visitor numbers 60%+ year on year
Relevant Web Addresses

View the National Museums Northern Ireland website.