Digitize. Preserve. Share. Save.
Digital History Canada exists for one reason: to make it easier and affordable for small to medium-sized museums and archives to bring their historical collections to life online. Our digital transformation services can help your museum modernize its collections management approach, or start managing collections online for the first time! We can also build you custom apps to help you digitize, organize, and share your historical collections more quickly and cost-effectively. Finally, we can help you map and share your collection using our award winning Local History Atlas platform, starting at only $5 per month (or free with one of our web hosting plans)! No matter what stage your museum is at in its digital transformation, Digital History Canada can help your museum, archives, or historical society showcase its amazing collections to the public.
Services to help your museum go digital.
Digital History Canada is here to help your museum, archive, or historical society go digital with competitively priced services including…
- Web hosting and management, including your organization’s website (WordPress) top open-source collections management systems (Omeka, Access to Memory, Tainacan).
- Automated migrations between collections management systems to help your organization save money, more easily manage your collection, or both!
- Custom web and desktop application development, including location databases, digital exhibits, web maps, AR applications, and more!
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Map your museum using the Local History Atlas.
Digital History Canada wants to help the public to discover and explore Canada’s history through our country’s rich and storied museum and archival collections. Through our award-winning Local History Atlas platform, Canadian museums, archives, historical societies, architectural heritage groups, and individuals can map out their photograph and postcard collections, historical map collections historical video and audio, heritage buildings, historical events, plaques, and more so that members of the public can discover their area’s history. Competitively priced plans mean that the Local History Atlas is affordable and practical for smaller museums, archives, and community groups.
Why exhibit your collections online?
COVID-19 has shown us that online collections, exhibits, and events are important tools that museums and archives can use to fulfill their mandates. Some benefits of a digital approach include…
- Ability for the public to explore all of a museum’s collections, rather than the limited amount on display in exhibits
- 24/7 access to collections, allowing patrons to learn, experience, and research at their convenience
- Ability to reach, engage, and collect donations from a wider audience, such as individuals who grew up in the area but now live elsewhere
- Ability to solicit information from the public, allowing you to learn more about your collection from local knowledge-holders