- Defining requirments
- Managing digital delivery
- Product development
Using Corals to promote archives that inspired the modern Olympics movement
Results
Engaging new audiences
A contemporary, mobile-first digital platform that opens up an internationally significant archive to online audiences.
Making archives available
Around 900 archive images made accessible through an intuitive and engaging interface.
User-generated content
New opportunities for audience interaction, including the ability to explore, comment on and favourite images
Income generation
An income-generating digital offer, enabling users to purchase digital copies from the collection.
Future-proofed platform
A sustainable platform that supports long-term engagement and growth across digital channels
Objectives
The Wenlock Olympian Society (WOS) is custodian of the internationally important archives of William Penny Brookes. Brookes’ Wenlock Olympian Games, held during the 19th century, were a direct precursor and inspiration to the modern Olympic movement.
WOS wanted to share this significant archive digitally, opening it up to new audiences while ensuring the collection could be managed sustainably and presented in a way that reflected its historical importance. The key objectives were to:
Share the William Penny Brookes archive with wider, global audiences
Create a contemporary, mobile-first platform suitable for modern digital users
Enable meaningful engagement with archive images online
Support income generation through the sale of digital image copies
Deliver a solution that could grow over time as the collection expanded
Solutions
We worked closely with the Wenlock Olympian Society to develop a bespoke instance of Corals, our white-label photo archive platform designed specifically for archives, museums and libraries.
Structured metadata
The project included the development of tailored metadata to support discovery and exploration, the application of WOS brand assets, and the conversion and upload of archive photography. The result is a flexible, easy-to-manage platform that balances accessibility with curatorial control.
User-friendly experience
By combining robust collections management with a user-friendly front-end experience, the platform enables WOS to confidently share their archive online and engage new audiences with the story of William Penny Brookes and the origins of the Olympic movement.
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