Announcing the 2025 Digital Culture Awards Longlist

We received an overwhelming number of outstanding entries, making it a challenging job for our Judges to select which entries would advance to the next round. 

We’d like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who entered this year. The exceptional quality of your work comes as no surprise to us at the Digital Culture Network, where we consistently witness your commitment to harnessing digital tools, technology, and skill development in creative and impactful ways 

We are excited to unveil the Longlist for the 2025 Digital Culture Awards! 

Digital Marketing category

• Migration Museum – England Without Immigration 
• The Albany – Festive Early Bird Campaign 
• Brighton & Hove Library Service – Community Connect 
• Southbank Centre – Culture, curiosity and community 
• St George’s Bristol – Sing for Happiness 
• The Tank Museum – Tanks, YouTube & The Creator Economy 
• The Postal Museum – Life after Twitter: Embracing a New Social Media Strategy 
• Artichoke Trust – HERD 
• Blast Theory – Cat Royale 
• London Philharmonic Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Social Media 
• Dance Umbrella – Moving Dance Online 
• Roundhouse – Roundhouse’s social media transformation 

Read more about this category 

Digital Content category

• Mutiny Projects – Reveal Hull  
• Melanie Wilson – Dreaming Species 
• Louise Orwin & Co – FAMEHUNGRY – a truly hybrid theatrical experience 
• Royal Armouries – Royal Armouries TikTok Launch 
• Powerhouse – Mappa Mundi 
• Manchester Jewish Museum – Engaging collection videos 
• The Fitzwilliam Museum – Fitzwilliam Museum x Jake Wood: Paris 1924 
• The Old Market Charitable Trust – IN THE BOX 
• Cardboard Citizens – Cardboard Citizens: More Than One Story 
• London Museum – London Museum’s new website – using AI to power content relationships between stories and objects 
• Rambert – Rambert Plus 
• Daryl & Co – Look Mum, Let’s Talk About Disability 
• Metro Boulot Dodo – Steel Town Tales 

Read more about this category  

Using Data  category

• Noise Solution CIC – Beats and Stories: Demonstrating and improving outcomes 
• Octagon Theatre – Octagon Theatre’s data-driven learning cycle approach to campaigns 
• The Barber Institute of Fine Arts – A Responsive Museum  
• Dorset Museum & Art Gallery – Dorset Museum & Art Gallery’s digital marketing strategy 
• Hall for Cornwall – Using Net Promoter Score to drive meaningful change at Hall for Cornwall 
• Cumbria Museum Consortium – Helping Hands – Inclusive Volunteering Data Dashboard 
• Kerry Lemon Ltd – Mrs Roe 
• Corali Dance Company – Corali’s Peer Research into Gathering Feedback from Learning Disabled Audiences 
• Suffolk Libraries – Discover More – a wellbeing tool 
• York Unlocked – York Unlocked – Event App 
• Foundling Museum – Foundling Museum’s Ticketing Transformation 
• Royal Shakespeare Company – The Groundlings 

Read more about this category 

Digital Inclusion category

• Contra Productions – Laura Murphy’s A Spectacle of Herself 
• Coventry University – Inclusive Immersive 
• Disability Arts Online – Disability Arts Online’s new website 
• Extant – Unseen 
• Shakespeare’s Globe – Shakespeare’s Globe: Antony and Cleopatra Campaign 
• Darlington Library –  The Transformation of Darlington Library: Aspirational and inclusive 
• Norfolk & Suffolk Music Hub – SENDfest 
• Zoo Co Creative Ltd – Perfect Show for Rachel 
• Aakash Odedra Company – Mehek Live 
• London Philharmonic Orchestra – OrchLab – London Philharmonic Orchestra 
• London Symphony Orchestra – LSO Discovery Free Relaxed Lunchtime Concerts 
• Medising – SingApp:Parkinson’s 
• Face Front Inclusive Theatre – It’s My Choice 

 Read more about this category

Digital Ambassador category

• Joseph Glow – Visitor Feedback and Enquiries Integration 
• Ian Rattray – Unseen 
• Steve Spamer – Samplitude Access 
• Simon Moore – Digital Engagement at Darlington Libraries 
• Joe Strickland – Chronic Insanity Theatre 
• Jonny Goode – Digital transformation at Blast Theory  
• Daniela Zaharieva – Increasing digital awareness and engagement at the Migration Museum 
• Callum Smart – Caidence: Democratizing access to violin education through AI 
• Stuart Leech – Seamless Connections: How the Foundling Museum is Showcasing What Smaller Institutions Can Achieve Through Integrated Technology and Enhanced Visitor Experience 
• Beth Bryan – Audience data catalysing cultural change 
• Will Harpur – Painting The Town Red-digital 

 Read more about this category