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We have the pleasure of working on new and innovative projects all the time. Below is a brief description of some of our current projects.
Night Kitchen Interactive is working with the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History to design and develop the Centennial website. As a permanent, commemorative online record of the museum’s proud history, the website will honor the 100th anniversary of the building, the growth of its collections, the accomplishments of its staff, and the museum’s role in promoting public education of American science and culture. The website will be designed to complement the museum’s special exhibition opening on May 29, 2010, and will help promote programs and activities related to the NMNH’s 100th celebration.
Night Kitchen is currently in the discovery phase for the design and development of the George Washington interactive timeline for Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens. We are excited to delve into the creation of the visual treatments and begin building the timeline components with Mount Vernon’s rich array of content, garnered from its own collection and resources.
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Due to the success of the Pennsylvania Cultural Data Project since its launch in September 2004, the project has begun a national expansion and is now available in four additional states. In addition to designing a website to support this national campaign, Night Kitchen Interactive is creating a promotional rich-media vignette that conveys the benefits and significance of the project to arts and cultural groups across the country.
Night Kitchen Interactive is currently working with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania to create PhilaPlace, a community-based website that will illuminate the history and culture of Philadelphia’s unique neighborhoods. The website will showcase the HSP’s vast collections, as well as contributed content from collaborators and the general public. Night Kitchen Interactive’s unique solution includes the integration of CollectiveAccess, an open-source collections management system, and GoogleMaps. Through this innovative platform, visitors will be able to contribute their own stories, create custom tours, and explore the HSP’s collections through a map interface. Target launch is Fall 2009.
The National Constitution Center – a museum that tells the story of ‘We the People’ – is the premiere venue for America I AM: The African American Imprint, a ground-breaking exhibition that celebrates nearly 500 years of African American contributions to our country. As a promotional feature on the home page, Night Kitchen Interactive created a rich-media vignette that provides a preview of what the exhibit has to offer. The exhibit opens on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday on January 15, and runs through May 3, 2009. To buy tickets or learn about evening programs, visit http://www.constitutioncenter.org/AmericaIAM/.
The America I AM vignette is just one of Night Kitchen Interactive’s projects with the National Constitution Center. Additional projects include a site redesign, the Seize The Vote! game, the Centuries of Citizenship timeline, and the award-wining interactive exhibit Abraham Lincoln’s Crossroads.
The Rosenbach Museum & Library has launched the 21st Century Abe blog, www.21stcenturyabe.org. Designed by Night Kitchen Interactive, the blog previews the upcoming 21st Century Abe website, which will target a new generation of audiences about the life, work, and words of Abraham Lincoln.
Scheduled for launch on February 12th – Lincoln’s 200th birthday, the website will include creative interpretations of exhibition materials by artist/illustrator Maira Kalman, musician Bryce Dessner of the band The National, and multimedia artists Archive (Chris Kubick and Anne Walsh). The project is already getting attention in the blogosphere and elsewhere: City Paper, Foundhistory.org, the National Review Online and The Bulletin.
For more, read the Rosenbach Museum & Library’s release.
Taking a bold step toward allowing visitors to contribute to its collections, the Smithsonian Photography Initiative is inviting visitors to explore how photography is changing Who We Are, Where We Go, What We See, What We Want, What We Do and What We Remember through its innovative click! photography changes everything online exhibit.
Designed by Night Kitchen Interactive, the click! exhibit explores the surprising ways photography influences every aspect of our lives. Explore the themes and submit your story today.
If your submission is one of the first ten to be featured on the click! website, you will receive a copy of the book, At First Sight: Photography and the Smithsonian, an intriguing glimpse into the Smithsonian’s more than seven hundred photographic collections.
The National Museum of American History (NMAH) has launched the Star Spangled Banner website – an online exhibition dedicated to presenting the history of the flag that inspired the national anthem. In order to present the flag as more than just an artifact, Night Kitchen Interactive’s site design invites visitors to answer trivia questions, explore an interactive flag, share a story, and join an anthem singing contest.
What does the American flag mean to you? Contribute your photo and story to the exhibit’s Flag Mosaic.
Night Kitchen Interactive is developing a website for the Delaware Valley Innovation Network (DVIN), a regional initiative focused on strengthening the life sciences industry and workforce in the Delaware Valley. The website will meet two key goals: to serve as the Delaware Valley’s one-stop source for information on the life sciences industry and to facilitate collaboration among its diverse constituents.
To meet these goals, Night Kitchen Interactive is integrating one of the world’s leading open-source content management systems, Drupal, with the leading social networking platform, Ning. This unique combination will allow DVIN to easily manage site content and foster a community that embodies the principles of collaboration, innovation, participation, and inclusiveness.
Night Kitchen Interactive is excited to be creating the Star Spangled Banner website for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. We’re incorporating storytelling and visitor participation to help capture the unfolding legacy of this symbol of American patriotism and identity and the national anthem it inspired.
Designed to present the flag as more than just a historical artifact, the new website will incorporate social media and interactives to encourage visitors to contribute their own creativity and unique points of view. The website is timed to launch with the re-opening of the Museum in November and will entice the public to visit this national treasure firsthand.
