East Wear Bay Digital Museum
Digital heritage platform preserving 12,000 years of Folkestone history with 5,000+ digitised artefacts
- 5,000+ArtefactsDigitised
- 500+VolunteersCoordinated
- 12,000HistoryYears documented
- 5CountriesField school reach
The challenge
The East Wear Bay site near Folkestone contains a Roman villa and 12,000 years of archaeological history, but it's being lost to coastal erosion. The project needed a digital platform to preserve discoveries, coordinate 500+ volunteers, and manage field school registrations from participants across 5 countries.
My solution
Created a comprehensive digital museum with 3D artefact viewers, an interactive timeline spanning 12,000 years, volunteer management tools, and field school registration. Powered by Sanity CMS for easy content management by the archaeological team.
Project overview
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Built a digital museum and community platform for the East Wear Bay archaeological project in Folkestone, preserving the site of a Roman villa threatened by coastal erosion. Features 3D-scanned artefacts, field school registration, and volunteer engagement tools.
Results and impact
- 5,000+ artefacts digitised and preserved
- 500+ volunteers coordinated
- 12,000 years of history documented
- Field school attracts international participants
“Finally, a technical partner who understands both the code and the business outcomes. The ROI has been exceptional.”
Project DirectorEast Wear Bay Project
How it was built
Tech stack
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- Sanity CMS
- Vercel
- Three.js
Project tags
- Next.js
- Heritage
- 3D Integration
- Sanity CMS
- Community
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