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RE Museum

Client
Royal Engineers Museum
Website
re-museum.co.uk
Platform
WordPress, custom theme
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The Royal Engineers Museum homepage hero: a deep blue header above a photograph of the museum building with a welcome title band

A digital front door for Kent’s largest military museum

The Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham tells the story of the Royal Engineers and how they have helped the British Army live, move and fight for over 300 years. Its collection of more than a million items is Designated as an outstanding collection of international significance.

Spaghetti Weston designed and built a custom WordPress theme for the museum, and hosts the site. It gives visitors one clear place to plan a visit, see what’s on, explore the collection and support the museum.

Corps colours, museum calm

The palette takes its lead from the Royal Engineers’ blue and red, balanced with pale steel, teal and plenty of white space so the collection’s photography does the talking.

One typeface, used with restraint

Open Sans runs throughout, from light uppercase title bands to the body text, so long pages of history stay easy to read on any screen.

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The Collections page, with a sub-navigation bar for Conservation, Research and Donate An Item above a photograph and a deep blue Collections title band

Title bands and sub-navigation

Every section opens with a full-width photograph and a deep blue title band, with its own links in a pale steel bar beneath the main menu, so visitors always know where they are.

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A pale steel introduction band with a notched edge, above a paragraph about the collection and Tripadvisor and VisitEngland award badges

A notched edge and proof of quality

Sections hand over with a notched, arrow-like edge that pulls the eye down the page. The introduction pairs the collection’s highlights, from 25 Victoria Crosses to a Harrier Jump Jet, with Tripadvisor and VisitEngland awards.

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Image tiles for Visit, Collections and Learning, each with a large white title, a short description and an arrow link

Signposting tiles

Six large image tiles route visitors straight to visiting, the collection, learning, families, supporting the museum and joining the Friends of the Royal Engineers Museum.

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Event cards with posters, large dates, times and the museum’s address

An events calendar

Events become cards with large, readable dates and times, from monthly sessions for under-fives to the Wartime Christmas weekend.

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An online exhibition feature about Mulberry Harbour and the D-Day invasion, with an archive photograph of a tank crossing a floating roadway

Online exhibitions

Long-form features such as War Winning Engineering pair archive photography with links into dedicated online exhibitions.

Designed for phones too

On a phone the layout stacks into a single column, the main menu opens as a full-screen panel and the Start your visit today tab becomes Book tickets, always within reach.

The homepage on a phone, with the museum building, a welcome title band and a Book tickets tab
The homepage, with the Book tickets tab on the right
The full-screen phone menu with expandable sections
A full-screen menu with expandable sections
The Visit tile on a phone, full width with a description and link
Signposting tiles at full width
Upcoming events on a phone, with a poster and large dates
Event cards stacked for easy scrolling

Imagery

The museum’s red-brick home and its archive photographs give the site its character, from Sappers on motorcycles to Sappers at work.

A soldier and a young visitor using a metal detector outside the museum An archive photograph of three Royal Engineers on motorcycles An archive photograph of Royal Engineers lifting a beam The Royal Engineers Museum building in Gillingham, with its red-brick facade and domed tower

Design, build and hosting from one studio

Spaghetti Weston designs, builds and hosts websites for museums, arts organisations and heritage projects, with hosting powered by 100% renewable energy.

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