State-of-the-art analysis - Digital Museum

Subject: This is a digital-museum where people can go to watch photos of everything that the museum has to offer, even things that are no longer actively displayed.
Source: http://digitaltmuseum.se/info/owners/S-AM

Benefits

An ever expanding gallery of photos from history itself, the first benefit is the never-ending space – nothing has to be taken down because of a lack of room.

It allows people who may not be able to visit the museum to at least experience some of its content. Sure you won't get the right atmosphere, since it's all secluded in individual photos, but – because it is photoed in a sterile environment, the camera can get so much closer, providing further detail of each object.

The target group is probably people who want to delve deeper into the museum, fascinated about each piece of clothing, gun part or painting. Also for people who can't visit the museum physically for different reasons. And lastly it is probably excellent for staff and people who want to provide new things to the museum when the can look up exactly what they've got.

The digital-museum provides the user with a solid search function, making it easy to find what you are looking for. Further, there is some amount of social interaction within the comments of each object. People can share what they know about something and thus expand the common knowledge.

It's also free! You can buy a physical photo if you really like it as well.

Problems

There is not much context to each picture, just a brief description of the object and you can't really get a feel for the history it has been through. Thou that isn't a big concern if you visit the museum since you usually listen to the museum guides for that - (Watch suggestions). You can only view it from a single angle or two - (Watch suggestions).

It does not give of the genuine feel of being there, when it's all separated into single photos. It has quite the sterile look to it, probably since it features multiple museums and cannot afford to specialize into one style.

Suggestions

Maybe you could use Autodesk's 123d Catch to create a better environment to explore each object. By converting them into 3D objects it allows for a much better exploration of tiny details and gives it a sense of volume and scale. Would also be great if you could compare models with accurate sizes.
Source: http://www.123dapp.com/catch

Another suggestion is to allow for an audio-guide to run while it goes between the different objects in a specified order, allowing for a minimalist virtual tour through the museum.