Websites: Museum Analysis

The first website I found belongs to The National World War Two Museum of New Orleans. The museum was founded by Stephen E. Ambrose, who spent many years covering, researching and writing about the war. The site, as well as the museum, is managed by the staff with the help of many outside volunteers under the close watch of its board of trustees’. The museum has many collaborations and partnerships with other museums and universities. This collaboration allows the museum the opportunity to constantly change and continually update the exhibits. Due to this fact, The National World War Two Museum is a very highly respected venue worldwide, and it must be sure to regulate the information it puts out to the public. The museum must only display …show more content…
Spartacus Educational was founded and still managed John Simkin. Mr. Simkin's main purpose for creating and maintaining this website was to provide free historical information for students and teachers to use. The website is believed to be one of the top three education sites used in Britain. As well as managing his website, Simkin contributes to several other well-known educational websites. With such a reputation to uphold, one can likely be sure the information displayed by John Simkin on the Spartacus Educational site is …show more content…
The website is not full of pictures or any other type of eye candy, instead a viewer will need to actually read the information being displayed. Once you are on the World War Two specific pages, the website provides a grid of topics to choose from. The topics range from important battles to the important leaders. I found the tabs titled the background of the war and the chronology of the war to be most interesting. No matter which topic you choose there is a vast amount of information presented, where you will no doubt find another link to a specific event or person. I really enjoyed how this website flowed. Before you even realize, you will find yourself very deep into the facts and events of the war.
The last website I chose was the Military History site of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The Smithsonian Institution was created by Congress in 1846. The goal was to create a place to distribute knowledge. Today, the Smithsonian is the probably the most well-known network of museums and establishments for all things history in this country. The Smithsonian and its websites are managed under the guidance of the Members of the Board of Regents. One can be assured with the level of prestige related to the Smithsonian the information found on its website is without a doubt