Culture

Museums, archives and stories told at length.

83 winners · best 8.03

The Pick

Sleep Well CreativeSleep Well Creatives is an interactive web experience designed to help people and improve

MindMarketMindMarket isn’t your typical research agency. They listen for the human stories that data

Why ZeroWhy Zero is an immersive web experience about how Zero University is replacing the broken

Maxima TherapyMaxima Therapy is an organization dedicated to supporting neurodivergent individuals throu

FlashlightsThe website offering a brief historical overview of the emergence and impact of prison law

Tracing ArtTracing Art brings to life real stories of art provenance through dynamic visuals and rich

The Blue DesertThe world has changed, and a lone wayfarer wanders its expanses.Discover the Blue Desert,

Made With GsapMade With Gsap is an ever-growing collection of unique, well-crafted JS effects.

OsmoDev Toolkit, Built to Flex. Osmo is an ever-growing platform with Webflow & HTML resources

Obys' Design BooksObys’ Design Books — a personal selection of titles that show design in ways the screen ne

100 Lost SpeciesA digital memorial that unfolds across time. In 100 seconds, 100 lost species are remember

Gary and the endless forestExplore the Infinite Forest, harvest the berries and invest by planting trees. An educatio

SmooothyNew Slider (or Carousel) library made for animation and webgl

Sunny BonnellSunny Bonnell is Co-Founder and CEO of the branding agency Motto®, a bestselling author, b

Good is the New CoolIn a world filled with negative news, GITNC's website focuses on the good being done globa

SeasonedDedicated to bridging the gap between design education and professional practice, Seasoned

Trevor NoahAn immersive digital home for Trevor Noah, uniting his stand-up, podcast, books and world

BoydOnline gallery of visual art and design.

Illocailloca is an AI-native design engine built for professional architects. Explore, refine, a

24/7 ArtistsA bold, vibrant one-page website for 24/7 Artists, capturing the rhythm of music through d

CapitoliumFor the first time in the world, two elite national sports clubs from the same city, Toulo

MoMoneyMoney: it’s all about change. Discover its story at MoMoney, the interactive Museum of Mon

Elimarvan Gogh's story is one of lost art, fractured identity, regret and redemption. Through El

KultiveretAn authentic website to present a Copenhagen-based Cultural Travel Atelier offering an eng

TobaccoIndustrial, fresh, innovative. A former tobacco auction house has become the stage for stu

UnitsUNITS repositions student housing from a basic necessity into a premium lifestyle experien

PieterKoopt®The art world can feel distant, slow, and unnecessarily complex. PieterKoopt® shows there’

Ruinart - Digital frescoRuinart’s iconic fresco is reimagined digitally, letting users explore its heritage, value

Won J. You StudiosWon J. You is a seasoned design veteran on a mission to train the next generation of desig

dhk Architectsdhk is an architecture, urban design and interior design studio with projects across Afric

Joy From AfricaJoy from Africa to the World is an award-winning movement pioneered by the V&A Waterfront,

FUNCTIONFUNCTION is a celebration of Ballroom—a platform for culture, stories, and events that cen

sakazukiSAKAZUKI is a global membership connecting people to Japan’s hidden gems through sake—offe

Vogue Business | ArchrivalGen Z Broke the Marketing Funnel Part II: What Now? Report by Archrival for Vogue Busines

Superlocal Design Festival 25Superlocal Design is a creative festival in Uruguay connecting brands, designers, and inno

Aardvark Book ClubWhere BookTok meets the bookshelf. A digital rebuild for Aardvark Book Club — editorial cu

21 Hrs On The MoonTo mark the recent Artemis Moon Mission and honour the legacy of the first moon landing in

SOILWe designed and developed the website for SOIL, a project led by the Japan Performing Arts

Mouthful of DustMouthful of Dust is a cinematic real-time 3D web experience that brings diverse new perspe

Every site here won a Site of the Day or a Site of the Month. 83 carry this category; the 40 shown are the ones we hold full marks and a palette for, best score first. Scores, categories and each team's own description are published by Awwwards. Studios' own portfolios are excluded throughout.

How culture & education websites are designed

Culture & Education Website Design in 2026

What sets them apart

Illustration: drawings rather than photographs. 18% of culture & education winners, 10% of all winners.
Colorful: several strong colours at once. 35% of culture & education winners, 22% of all winners.
Scrolling: long pages you scroll down. 29% of culture & education winners, 21% of all winners.

What they share with every winner

Animation: things move. 61% of culture & education winners.
Storytelling: the page walks you through something, in order. 29% of culture & education winners.
3D: objects with real depth, that you can turn or move around. 23% of culture & education winners.
Typography: headlines set enormous, so the words are the picture. 23% of culture & education winners.
Transitions: smooth changes from one screen to the next. 22% of culture & education winners.

What they are built with

GSAP on 22% · WebGL on 18% · Figma on 10% · Three.js on 8% of culture & education winners.

Culture & Education website color palettes

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