British+Library+Online+Gallery

The British Library's archive, which they call their Online Gallery, has 30,000 digitized images in many broad categories, including British:

photography maps music (both sheet music and sound) books (some of which are even [|digitized] in such a way - maybe filmed? - so that you can turn pages and zoom in and such) historical artifacts literature (manuscripts, full books, authorial biographical info. & artifacts, etc.)

All the images/texts/files are glossed and identified, and most are grouped into "exhibits" of content area....



As you can see, the opening page of the archive is fairly minimalist in style, with the focus on a few featured content areas that scroll past & invite you to check them out. Also on the page is a box showing popular searches; the more popular the search term, the bigger its font. By focusing on "exhibits" and on images, the archive retains its "museum" feel in its transition to the web, but it also feels more accommodating of individual interests...