Digital storytelling for museums and archives
Connect the story to the collection behind it
Storyline uses time-coded annotations to connect moments in video with the people, photographs, documents, objects, places, and records in your collection, giving audiences deeper context when their curiosity is sparked.
Storyline
The story draws them in. Your collection takes them deeper.
Films, oral histories, interviews, documentaries, and archival footage can spark curiosity about the people, places, events, and objects they contain. Storyline connects those moments directly to the primary sources and collection records that provide deeper context, allowing audiences to explore further without leaving the viewing experience.
Context at the moment it matters
Surface photographs, documents, records, people, places, and objects when they are most relevant to what the audience is watching.
A new path into the collection
Help audiences discover records and materials they may never have known to search for on their own.
See Storyline live with The King Center
“When Faith Calls,” by The King Center, connects moments in the documentary series with photographs, documents, archival records, and other primary sources from The King Center’s collections, giving viewers a way to explore the history behind the story as they watch.
Storyline overview
Your expertise shapes the experience
You know the relationships, context, and stories behind your collections. Storyline gives archivists, curators, educators, and storytellers a way to bring that knowledge into the viewing experience. Your team decides which moments deserve more context, which collection materials add meaning, and when those connections appear.
Upcoming Webinar
Bringing the Archive Into the Story
The King Center’s “When Faith Calls” and Terentia’s Storyline
Join Dr. Kelisha B. Graves of The King Center and Neal Bilow of Terentia for a behind-the-scenes look at how “When Faith Calls” connects documentary storytelling with the archival sources behind it, and what this approach could make possible for your collections.
Accessible
Extend the work you already do, not create another silo.
Storyline is built on the records and digital assets your team already manages in Terentia, helping you create new audience experiences without rebuilding your collection information somewhere else.
Easy to create
Your collections stay connected
Storyline is a Collections Online add-on and works directly with records and digital assets managed in Terentia.
Integrated
Your expertise stays central
Your team chooses the moments, connections, and context that shape the experience.
Versatile
No custom build required
Create and reuse Storyline experiences without commissioning a bespoke digital project for each film.
Make more of what you steward
Use the media you already have
Connect documentaries, oral histories, interviews, archival footage, and educational video to the collection.
Flexible
Update as interpretation evolves whenever you need to
Add or change annotations and connected materials without rebuilding the experience.
You know the stories. Help others discover them.
Connect films, oral histories, interviews, and archival footage to the people, objects, photographs, documents, places, and records that give them deeper meaning.
