The redesign addresses how users encounter and navigate a large-scale digital archive, shifting the experience from search-only access toward visual discovery and clearer orientation. The new site balances exploratory browsing with research use, bringing structure and legibility to a vast, uneven collection.

Search results use a flexible masonry grid to prioritize imagery and support fast visual scanning across mixed media types. Filters for subject, place, format, and rights are surfaced for early context, accommodating both casual browsing and research-driven use despite inconsistent metadata.

Item pages foreground the object, reducing competition from dense descriptive information. Metadata is organized into expandable sections, and linked relationships connect each item to its institution, collection, subjects, and related materials, supporting deeper exploration without overwhelming the page.