Custom CMS and Web-Based Interactive Systems for Mediapro Exhibitions
Tailored technology powering museum experiences across Europe and the United States. Mediapro Exhibitions, part of the Mediapro Group, specialises in the creation of exhibition experiences, museums, cultural centres and interactive spaces. They collaborate with cultural institutions, brands and internationally renowned museums, combining design, storytelling and technology to create unique immersive experiences.
To support these experiences, they needed robust, flexible and fully customised systems capable of managing content across multiple museums and powering high-performance interactive installations.
The Challenge: Managing advanced interactive content across several countries
Mediapro Exhibitions develops museum projects in different countries, each with:
- Custom-built interactive experiences adapted to the theme and narrative of each exhibition.
- Diverse multimedia content (video, audio, text, images, animations).
- The need for autonomous content updates, without relying on technical teams.
- Different technical requirements depending on hardware, installation type and visitor flow.
Many projects required multiple independent CMS, each tailored to a specific interactive or set of interactives, while maintaining a consistent and scalable management experience.
Offing’s Solution: Custom CMS + tailored web-based interactives
Offing developed several fully customised CMS platforms, designed to centrally manage the content that powers multiple interactive installations located in:
- Museums in Spain
- Exhibition centres across Europe
- A museum installation in the United States
In addition to the CMS platforms, we also developed the full suite of interactive applications, built using modern web technologies to ensure performance and flexibility.
Key Features Developed
- Custom CMS per project or interactive: Adapted to each exhibition’s needs—from multimedia management to narrative sequencing and timing controls.
- User-friendly admin interface: Allowing Mediapro teams to update content independently and intuitively.
- High-performance web-based interactives: Applications built with modern technologies (React, Vue or WebGL depending on the project), optimised for touchscreens, large-format displays and museum-specific hardware.
- Real-time synchronisation: Ensuring that content changes in the CMS are immediately reflected in physical installations.
- Multi-language support: For both content administration and public-facing museum interfaces.
Technology & Architecture
- Interactive front-end: React, Vue, WebGL / Canvas, HTML5 touch interfaces
- Custom CMS: Symfony and Python, depending on the project
- Databases: MySQL / PostgreSQL
- Infrastructure: Docker + cloud and on-premise environments (depending on country)
- Integrations: Internal APIs and synchronisation with local museum servers
Results & Added Value
Through the solutions developed by Offing, Mediapro Exhibitions has achieved:
- Standardised content management: Across multiple museums and exhibitions.
- Reduced technical dependency: Enabling on-site teams to update content without developers.
- High stability and performance: Even in high-traffic visitor environments.
- Unification of interactive technologies: Simplifying long-term maintenance.
- Project scalability: Allowing new museums in Europe and the U.S. to adopt the same structure.
A collaboration that enhances cultural and immersive experiences
Our collaboration with Mediapro Exhibitions continues to grow, evolving CMS platforms, expanding functionalities and developing new interactive systems for future museum projects.
At Offing, we combine engineering, design and strategic vision to bring immersive cultural experiences to life.