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A IIIF storytelling tool from The University of St Andrews. Created by Mnemoscene with support from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund.

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Try a demo Exhibit

To explore Exhibit for yourself, try our demo. You can adapt the demo via the editor and preview your changes.

Try a demo Exhibit 

Create a new Exhibit

You can create your own Exhibit by manually importing IIIF manifests via the editor. This service is free and no login is required. You’ll be given a url so that you can edit and share your Exhibit with others.

Create a new Exhibit 

Zoom and describe

Use Exhibit's "zoom and describe" feature to create a close-look experience of your images and 3D models.

Combine images and 3D models

Create Exhibits combining images and 3D models via the IIIF Presentation API.

Made with the Universal Viewer

The Universal Viewer (UV) is an open source project used by galleries, libraries, archives, and museums worldwide.

Collaborate and share

Use our "duplicate" feature to copy and adapt existing Exhibits. Share a url to give others view or edit access.

Supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund and developed by Mnemoscene, this project was initiated during the Covid-19 pandemic to meet the needs of The University of St. Andrews in the development of its “dual delivery” online and on-campus teaching.

The University of St. Andrews is Scotland's first University, founded in 1413. Its museums and special collections are rooted in, and draw inspiration from, this 600-year history of research and teaching and the pursuit of knowledge for the common good. Consisting of over a million artefacts, manuscripts, rare books and photographs, the collections are used heavily in teaching at the University.

Exhibit was developed in response to the challenge of providing an engaging and interactive experience using the museums and special collections. It addresses the sensory and tactile encounters students would have with this original material. Currently in beta testing, Exhibit is built using the Universal Viewer, an open source IIIF viewer used internationally by galleries, libraries, archives, and museums.

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