Digital Timeline
History rarely fits in a straight line on a wall. A digital timeline lets visitors pull the thread they actually care about — a decade, a person, a single line of cause and effect — instead of reading everything in order.
Where it works
Common ways museums use this.
Institutional or Collection History
Let visitors trace how your institution or collection came to be, at whatever depth they want.
Historical Event Exploration
Scrub through a war, a movement, or an era and jump straight to the moment that matters to them.
Multi-Thread Storytelling
Show several parallel storylines — political, cultural, technological — on the same timeline.
Temporary Exhibition Context
Give a visiting exhibition its own timeline without redesigning the permanent galleries.
What's included
Built in, not bolted on.
- Touch-scrub or swipe navigation across long timespans
- Multiple parallel storylines on one timeline
- Zoom from century-level down to single-day detail
- Content panel your own team can update as new material comes in
- Archival image and document integration
- Multilingual content switching
Good to know
- Typical footprint
- One wall bay or touch table, scales to a multi-panel display
- Install time
- 1–2 days once content is ready
- Accessibility
- Adjustable text size; screen-reader-friendly builds available
- Power & network
- Standard mains power; network only needed for live content updates
General guidance — every space is different. We confirm exact requirements after a site visit.
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