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Education sector | virtual tour case study

Topsham Museum

Topsham Museum virtual tour was designed to reach audiences beyond physical visitors, the tour helps the museum extend engagement, educate remotely, and refresh exhibits digitally with full in-house control. Explore more on our virtual tour offerings for the tourism industry.

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The Brief

Topsham Museum, housed in a historic 17th-century building overlooking the Exe Estuary, teamed up with The Virtual Tour Experts to create an accessible and richly informative virtual experience. The tour comprises over 30 panoramic 360° scenes including aerial views, with the museum’s staff using a content management system to integrate audio descriptions, photo galleries, BSL transcripts, and scene annotations. Designed to reach audiences beyond physical visitors, the virtual tour helps the museum extend engagement, educate remotely, and refresh exhibits digitally with full in-house control. 

What we achieved

Amongst a standard features and processes we worked with Topsham Museum to implement a range of bespoke components that makes this virtual tour stand out in true form.

Immersive Tours

Extensive immersive coverage, with over thirty 360° scenes capturing interior exhibits, surroundings, and aerial contexts.

Accessible Experience

Fully accessible design, including responsive layout and forthcoming British Sign Language transcripts for inclusivity.

Editable Content

Editable content via CMS, enabling staff to add audio descriptions, galleries, and informational pop-ups from any browser.

Multimedia Integration

Rich multimedia integration, with photo galleries, audio, and annotated hotspots enhancing the storytelling of maritime heritage.

Responsive Designs

Responsive across devices and browsers, so audiences can enjoy the tour smoothly on desktop, tablet, or mobile.

Strong Engagement

Strong analytics and social use, with tracking built in to monitor engagement and 360° imagery repurposed for social media visibility.
``Working with the Virtual Tour Company is an absolute pleasure. The tour they've produced for Topsham Museum is so much more than we imagined it could possibly be, and has given a small museum global reach! The tour is easy for web visitors to use and the content management system is straightforward and intuitive, so we non-technical people can update and alter content quickly and easily. Neil and his team are currently working on a British Sign Language option, and developing a virtual reality version of the tour, for use with VR headsets in the museum building as well as for outreach!``
Gill McLean

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Unique benefits that are perfect
for museum-focused virtual tours

  • an interactive virtual tour compromising of over thirty 360° scenes.
  • fully accessible, with British sign language transcripts being added.
  • responsive design to work across all main devices and browsers.
  • using the Content Management System, the client has added rich content with audio descriptions, photo galleries, and more.
  • tracking was added to assess analytics performance and increased time on site.
  • aerial photography of the premises and of the breathtaking surrounding area of Topsham.
  • content management features so key information can be updated by the team from any browser.
  • information pop-ups were added for scenes with photo galleries – all of this managed through the CMS.
  • 360 images were used to create interactive posts and enhance social media user performance.
Topsham Museum Virtual Tour | by The Virtual Tour Experts