Case Study: McFaddin-Ward House increases accessibility with CatalogIt and visiTOUR.US

Using a virtual museum tour to increase accessibility and engage new audiences

The McFaddin-Ward House Museum, facing pandemic closures and seeking to improve day-to-day accessibility, sought a way to offer virtual access to its collections. To solve this challenge, they partnered with vendor CatalogIt and utilized its API as part of a new virtual tour system developed by PrimeSite Web.

The solution involved creating visiTOUR.US, a platform that integrates directly with CatalogIt to import object data, allowing the museum to build immersive virtual tours with 360-degree photos, videos, and audio. This increased accessibility for visitors with mobility issues and expanded the museum's global reach. Vendor CatalogIt's API was crucial, providing the data that powers the detailed object information within the tours.

McFaddin-Ward House

Todd Hoeft

Application Developer