Museum Websites

http://peabody.yale.edu/

PROS:

• The sidebar tells you what things are going on now at the museum without the user even having to click anything.
• When you click on a link at the top of the page and it takes you to that page, the left sidebar shows all the links that were sub-links you saw when you hovered over the main link so you don't have to hover over the main link again to see what else was written there.
• Links are organized in a consistent and easy to understand way

CONS:

• Birthday parties link might go better under events instead of education

http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/london-wall/

PROS:

• Hours of operation are on the home page
• Main links have a drop down list but also a picture with the link to the main thing you are probably looking for in that particular menu
• Different information is clearly separate from each other

http://www.valleyarts.org/

PROS:

• It is simple
• The 3 main links are highlighted with a picture

CONS:

• Some of the pages are just long lists of information
• The links don't have a drop down menu to tell you what all is included in that link

http://www.larkinarts.com/site/

PROS:

• It repeats the main links at the bottom of the page

CONS:

• Doesn't show or list the supplies that are carried