Exploring India’s Culture And Heritage Museums In India

Abstract

This project has the objective of creating a web
based interactive application that highlights India's 
multifaceted cultural heritage by means of its 
museums. The focal point of the application is an 
interactive map of India which allows users to click 
on different states to view a curated list of unique 
museums. Each museum's entry comprises of a brief 
description along with the essential details like the 
name of the museum, its location, and what 
noteworthy exhibits are showcased. Features such 
as search, filtering, and sorting are added to the 
application aimed at enhancing user experience in 
terms of ease in navigating through the content 
region wise, by interest, or other geographic areas. 
The application aims to make cultural knowledge 
accessible, raise awareness to India’s historical 
artistic treasures, and stimulate virtual and real 
excursion to the museums in the country. The 
interactive features of the application include hover
based popups on the map. When a given user hovers 
on a state an overview Culture of the state is shown 
popups indicating the spatial distributions of culture 
with the number of museums under that state. Such 
instant feedback offers users an interactive 
experience while navigating the map, allowing them 
to make decisions about which regions to dive 
deeper into without needing to click or refresh the 
page