Welcome to futuremuseum.co.uk
We hope you are enjoying the website and its resources but if
you have any problems using the site then please see if any of the
following tips help:
- I can't
find what I'm looking for
- The text
is too small
- The
interactives don't work
- I want
further information about a subject I have seen on
futuremuseum.co.uk
- I have
some more information that I would like to pass on to be included
in the futuremuseum.co.uk site
- I would
like to donate an object to one of the museums
- I have
spotted a mistake
- 1. I can't find what I'm looking for
- The site is designed to help you get to the information you
want as quickly as possible.
You can use the Search box in the top left of the screen - just
type in a few words relating to what you want, or a name and press
go. You'll be shown the nearest matches to your search - just click
on the one you want and you'll be taken straight there. (We've also
tried to guess some of the most common spelling mistakes that might
be entered!).
All the information on our collections is divided up into three
major categories - People, Life and Work, and Arts and Crafts. You
can find these on the homepage. Just click through the themes and
sub-themes. If you find yourself going down the wrong route just
click 'Back' on your browser toolbar.
You may be looking for something that we haven't yet put onto the
site. Wherever possible we have tried to give an indication of when
this information is scheduled to be included - we have a three-year
work schedule.
Finally, if you are really stuck, then click on Contact Us and
we'll do our best to reply by e-mail.
- 2. The text is too small
- Check your web-browser - many allow you to change the size of
the text appearing on web-sites.
- 3. The interactives don't work
- Our interactives require Flash for them to work. Just click on
the 'Download Flash' button and follow the instructions. You will
require Flash version 7 or better for the interactive elements to
work.
- 4. I want further information about a subject I have
seen on futuremuseum.co.uk
- If you have an enquiry about an object, person or theme then
use the 'Contact Us' facility on the toolbar. Please include the
'digital number' of the object to help us identify which one you
are referring to (this can be found in the information next to the
object). We will pass on your enquiry to the museum that owns the
object or is most relevant.
- 5. I have some more information that I would like to
pass on to be included in the futuremuseum.co.uk site.
- As with point 4 above, use the 'Contact Us' facility on the
toolbar to send us an e-mail. We cannot guarantee that your
information will be included on the site.
- 6. I would like to donate an object to one of the
museums
- We are always grateful to receive offers of donation. However
each offer needs to be assessed carefully for criteria such as
storage space, conservation needed, whether the museum already has
an example of the object, etc. Please use the 'Contact Us' facility
and include as many details as you can. We will pass on the offer
to the most relevant museum.
- 7. I have spotted a mistake
- Please use the 'Contact Us' facility and let us know where the
mistake is, and we will look into it.