The next ten episodes will feature award winners from the 2025 Digital Culture Awards, showcasing the very best in digital transformation, digital engagement, and use of technology in creativity and culture across England.

In this episode, James Akers interviews Nadia Sommella, Marketing and Communications Officer from the Barber Institute of Fine Arts about how they redesigned their visitor survey process. With support from the Digital Culture Network, they worked to make data collection more inclusive, accessible, and impactful.

They discuss:

• Why collaborative survey redesigns led to better data
• How introducing digital survey options alongside traditional paper methods improved accessibility and increased participation
• What support was available from the Digital Culture Network

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts was awarded a Digital Culture Network Award in the 2025 Digital Culture Awards.

Links and resources discussed in this episode

• Download the transcript for this episode (Word document)
• Find out more about the award-winning project

Music by ⁠⁠SHAR