CASE STUDY
Thame Museum
Preserving local history while creating a better digital experience.
We helped Thame Museum create a modern, welcoming website that makes it easier for visitors to discover the museum while giving its volunteer team a more manageable platform for sharing news, exhibitions and local history.
Industry
Heritage & Community
Platform
WordPress
Duration
Ongoing Partnership
Services
Website Design, Development, Hosting & Support
The Challenge
Thame Museum plays an important role in preserving and sharing the history of Thame and the surrounding area. As a volunteer-led organisation, it needed a website that was straightforward to manage, easy for visitors to navigate and flexible enough to support future development.
- The existing website needed modernising
- Visitor information needed to be easier to find
- Content management needed to be simpler
- The website had to work well across all devices
- Future memberships and donations needed consideration
Our Approach
We focused on creating a website that respected the museum’s heritage while delivering a clearer, more modern experience for visitors. The structure, content and navigation were carefully reviewed to make the site easier to use, simpler to manage and ready to support future development.
- Reviewed the existing content and structure
- Simplified the visitor journey
- Improved navigation and accessibility
- Created a responsive design for every device
- Built with future development in mind
THE SOLUTION
A modern website supporting visitors, volunteers and the museum’s future.
We delivered a clear, welcoming website that helps people explore the museum while making it easier for the team to manage and update information.
Modern Design
A clean and professional website that reflects the museum’s important role within the local community.
Clear Navigation
A simplified structure that helps visitors find exhibitions, collections, opening information and activities.
Mobile Friendly
A responsive experience that works smoothly across desktop, tablet and mobile devices.
Easy to Manage
Built using WordPress so authorised volunteers can update pages, news and visitor information.
Content Focused
The website provides space to showcase local history, museum collections and upcoming events.
Visitor Information
Important details such as opening times, location and activities are easier to access.
Future Ready
The platform can support future improvements to memberships, donations and supporter engagement.
Ongoing Support
Continued hosting, maintenance and technical guidance from Harris Consultancy.
THE RESULTS
Making local history easier to discover.
Thame Museum now has a more modern and manageable online presence that supports visitors, volunteers and future plans.
Better Visitor Experience
Clearer navigation makes it easier to discover exhibitions, activities and essential visitor information.
Easier Administration
The volunteer team has a more manageable platform for updating website content.
Stronger Online Presence
The refreshed website better represents the museum and its role within the community.
Ready for the Future
A flexible WordPress foundation supports future services, content and functionality.
CLIENT FEEDBACK
"Harris Consultancy Web Design was contracted to build the new website for Thame Museum. Chris took our requirements and produced a beautiful modern website that looks great on large screens, tablets and phones.
During the development and website population process Chris provided training and responsive support. Even though we had thought about how the finished website should look and behave we still requested changes that Chris rapidly produced.
If you want professional help to produce a great looking website I can't recommend Harris Consultancy enough. Thame Museum has now contracted Harris Consultancy to move the Museum's shop to WooCommerce.."
— Thame Museum Team
Ready to start your project?
Let's build a website that actually works for your business.