Why Every Art Museum Should Consider an Art-Domain as Second Domain

Museums can learn an important lesson from this simple strategy.

Your museum already has an established website. Perhaps it uses a org-Domain, com-Domain, or a national domain such as fr-Domain, de-Domain, or uk-Domain. That domain has served you well and should certainly remain your primary online address.

But why stop there?

A second domain gives your institution another opportunity to be found. Every additional domain is another doorway leading visitors to your museum. More domains can generate more traffic, more visibility, more media attention, and ultimately more visitors, members, donors, sponsors, and contacts.

The annual cost of an additional domain is modest compared with the potential value of even a handful of additional museum visitors. In many cases, only a few extra ticket sales or memberships are enough to offset the entire investment.

Why Museum-Domains?

The .museum extension is the natural online home for museums worldwide. It immediately identifies an institution as a museum and strengthens credibility and authenticity.

Why Consider a Art-Domain?

For art museums, however, there is another particularly attractive option: .art.

Unlike a general museum domain, a Art-Domain omain immediately communicates creativity, artistic excellence, collections, exhibitions, and culture. It is internationally understood, language-independent, and increasingly recognized throughout the global art community.

A memorable Art-Domain can be used for:

• exhibitions and special projects

• digital collections

• online exhibitions

• museum education

• fundraising campaigns

• artist archives

• international marketing

• social media campaigns

• brand protection

Many museums already use dedicated domains for exhibitions or educational initiatives. A .art domain provides a concise and prestigious address that is easy to remember and perfectly suited to the visual arts.

Premium Art-Domains

Some artist-related Art-Domains  classified as Premium Domains.

Premium Domains are short, memorable, highly recognizable, and often impossible to replace once registered. They represent valuable digital assets that can strengthen a museum’s international visibility and protect its long-term digital identity.

The following Premium Art-Domains are currently still available:

• ernst.art

• tinguely.art

• hack.art

• vrak.art

• vitra.art

• lye.art

• whiteley.art

• stern.art

• miyazaki.art

• okamoto.art

• wyeth.art

• noguchi.art

• arp.art

• marc.art

• kolbe.art

• macke.art

• klee.art

• gaudi.art

• moreau.art

• warhol.art

• kahlo.art

• davinci.art

• elgreco.art

• rodin.art

• rembrandts.art

• vangoghmuseum.art

• kokoschka.art

• klimt.art

• henner.art

• schiele.art

Many of these domains correspond directly to artists represented by dedicated museums, foundations, archives, or cultural institutions around the world.

Think Like the Fisherman

The fisherman does not rely on a single net.

Likewise, museums should not rely on a single domain name.

A second—or even third—domain expands your digital presence, strengthens your brand, protects your identity, and creates additional opportunities for visitors to discover your museum.

More domains mean more visibility.

More visibility means more visitors.

And more visitors mean more opportunities to fulfill your museum’s mission.

Hans-Peter Oswald

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