An app for the museums of Mumbai, made for a hackathon organized by ZKM by team Short Circuits
Note:
Very important as our app works only online an internet connection is required
As we are using free hosting, server will remain shut everyday for 1 hour
eMuseum is a feed reader which helps connect people and museums called eMuseum. This allows people to stay updated with activities of CSMVS and BDL from the comfort of their homes.
eMuseum home
map with points marking different exhibits which the user can interact with
card view showing picture of exhibit
Khoj is a game as well as a quick reference encyclopedia called Museumpedia that employs QR codes to quickly provide more information about an exhibit. The game - Around the Museum - is like a treasure hunt where the objective of the visitor is to go around the museum (literally) collecting clues.
Choosing between game and museumpedia
Game screen, enter name and start playing
Look up a clue, scan the appropriate exhibit, and gather more info and more clues
Museumpedia start screen
Search through the museum database to know more about the most interesting artifacts
Our server, database is hosted on 000webhost.com, under the domain dhairyashah.000webhostapp.com
banana.php?id=[1-100] will fetch information from data set provided of 100 artifacts provided in CSMVS dataset.
For example:-
dhairyashah.000webhostapp.com/banana.php?id=1 gives this response [{"ID":"1.0", "Title":"Devotee", "Period":"5th CE", "Religion":"buddhism", "Dynasty":null, "Type":"sculpture", "Short_Description":"Sculpture in terracotta of man holding flower", "Long_Description":"This sculpture is the legacy of the famous 19th Century archaeologist Henry Cousens who excavated the site of a stupa at Mirpurkhas, one of the most important and well preserved sites of the Indo-Greek Buddhist settlements. This terracotta was found leaning against the north wall of the central shrine. Curiously, this the only secular image among the large number of religious figures found at the site. The image probably represents a donor disciple who contributed towards the construction of the stupa. \r\nThe modeling is a bit heavy, but the expressive face, particularly the half-closed thoughtful eyes, the sharp arch of the eyebrows and the full lips impart an unusual charm to the figure. Look how the hair arranged with care. The ear ornaments do not match each other: the left earring is larger and has three pearl drops. Possibly this special earring indicates a position of office. (A similar custom in Tibet was prevalent till the 18th Century where high officials in the government wore a special kind of earring in one ear.) The elaborate hairdo also seems to be a mark of an important position in the state administration. \r\nThe devotee\u2019s elegantly-draped striped dhoti (lower garment) has traces of paint. The manner in which he holds the flower is reminiscent of the famous painting, Bodhisattva Padmapani, in cave no. I at Ajanta.", "Filename":"TC-56.jpg"}]