Dear Museum-Lers, Please take a look at our new website when you get a chance. I would appreciate any comments! Sincerely, Jennifer Burnett Lowe Art Museum University of Miami ***************************************************************** CONTACT: Jennifer Burnett [log in to unmask] 305-284-6980 March 23, 1998 LOWE ART MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE DESIGN CORAL GABLES, FL- The Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami has a new look after redesigning its website to provide easier access to the University community and visitors. The new website, designed by Guru Communications, Inc. of Florida (http://www.gurucom.com) includes expanded Exhibitions, Calendar of Events, and Teacher and Student Resources sections that will provide up-to-the- minute information about programs. Other new features include on-line Membership and Museum Store sections, where visitors can join or renew memberships and order popular Museum Store items from their computers. The new website design, which replaces the one that had been in place for two years, was the result of an increasing need to provide access to its collections and exhibitions. "The internet is the perfect medium to greatly enhance access to our collections," says Brian Dursum, Lowe Art Museum Director, "and provides a vital resource for people who are interested in art, from students, scholars, travelers and the museum-going public around the world." The new design was introduced on February 27, 1998, and is expected to receive thousands of hits from people around the world. The site's address is http://www.lowemuseum.org. The Lowe website can also be accessed through the University of Miami site http://www.miami.edu. The Lowe Art Museum received funding for this project from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (www.imls.gov) and Guru Communications, Inc. (www.gurucom.com). # # #