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How kimyo can help you

If you run a museum, heritage site, zoo, aquarium, or other location of educational interest then kimyo has been made just for you.

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Attract visitors

Kimyo encourages children to visit.

By making links between items, children can see what similar items there are at your location, encouraging them to visit.

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Promote engagement

Kimyo encourages children to explore.

By showing children what you have that meets their interests, and by rewarding them for learning, kimyo helps promote engagement.

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Encourage repeat visits

Kimyo provides a reason to visit again and again.

By regularly updating which of your items are collectable, visitors are encouraged to come back and build on their virtual collection.

How does it work?

Kimyo is free for children to use and is completely free of advertising. Read on to find out how kimyo encourages children to learn and explore.

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Explore

Children can browse items by location to see what is near them or where they are going.

They can also browse by topic to see what is available in the subjects they are interested in.

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Collect items

Kimyo rewards children for visiting and engaging.

Some items are collectable and by answering a question about an item it can be added to a child’s collection.

Special achievements are awarded for collecting certain combinations of items.

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Decide where to go next

Based on what they have already seen, children can find similar items or explore entirely new topics.

They can also check back to see when different items have become collectable.

How do I get started?

You can register and start adding items right now for free. You only need to pay when you’re ready to make your account public.

Register your location

Add a description of your location, a photo, a logo and tell us where it is.

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Add some items

Pick some of the things that can be seen at your location and add the details including a description, a picture, and which categories it is in.

Decide which items will be collectable (these are special items that children can log and add to their collection).

You’re ready to go!

Once we’ve reviewed all the information you’ve entered you’re ready to go and the information will appear on the kimyo website.

Children can start browsing and collecting the items you listed.

How much does it cost?

There is an annual fee per location based on your income, charitable status and the number of Items you would like to list.

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Income Essential
5 Items
2 Collectables
Basic
10 Items
4 Collectables
Standard
15 Items
6 Collectables
Plus
20 Items
8 Collectables
< £100k
£100k-300k -
£300k-1.5m - -
£1.5m & above - - -

Prices shown are annual and are exclusive of VAT.

The total number of Items includes the number of Collectables e.g. with a Basic subscription you can have 10 Items in total, up to 4 of which may be Collectables.

Only Items which are visible in kimyo are included in your total. You can have unlimited Items that have been marked as disabled.

Contact us

We'd love to hear from you.

Kimyo Limited is based in Abingdon, near Oxford.