The Pre-Raphaelite website has won a British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) Award in the category of Arts & Culture.

BIMA is the industry association representing the interactive media and digital content sectors.  It supports individuals and organisations which deliver high quality, creative and innovative, interactive media solutions. BIMA awards celebrate the highest standards of creativity and innovation. This was the 25th anniversary of the BIMA awards.

It beat an impressive shortlist that included: Science Museum Brought to Life; The National Gallery Online; Dulwich Picture Gallery; and WebQuests (National Museums & Art Galleries).

This the third award that the Pre-Raphaelite website has won since it was launched in July 2009. In September it was named best in the Arts and Culture class of the Interactive Media Awards. On November 13th it won a DADI award for the Best Use of Technical Innovation. The Drum Awards for the Digital Industries is one of the leading UK awards for digital companies.

The web developers for the Pre-Raphaelite Online Resource are Birmingham based company Tak! Design. Congratulations to Tak! and to the team of researchers, curators, photographers, documentation staff  and others at BMAG who worked on the Pre-Raphaelite project.

Linda Spurdle, Project Manager, Pre-Raphaelite Online Resource.