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Museum Guide Group Mega Menu

Create a grouped mega menu for a museum guide scenario: includes realistic content, interactive controls, clear state feedback, and responsive layouts across sizes.

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    <header class="mast"><div><span class="eyebrow">monochrome / Grouped Mega Menu / BEGINNER</span><h1>Museum Guide Group Mega Menu</h1><p class="intro">Create a grouped mega menu for a museum guide scenario: includes realistic content, interactive controls, clear state feedback, and responsive layouts across sizes.</p></div><span class="scenario">Museum Guide</span></header>
    <div class="composition-index"><section class="demo" aria-label="Museum guide grouped mega menu interaction area"><div class="workflow-dispatch"><aside class="dispatch-console"><span class="eyebrow">Museum Guide DISPATCH</span><h2>Visitor Route Control Desk</h2><form id="workflowDispatchForm"><label>Task Type<select id="workflowDispatchKind"><option>Permanent Exhibition Hall</option><option>Special Exhibition Hall</option><option>Family and Children’s Hall</option></select></label><label>Dwell Time<input id="workflowDispatchAmount" type="number" min="1" max="9999" value="45"><span>minutes</span></label><fieldset><legend>Processing priority</legend><label><input type="radio" name="workflowPriority" value="normal" checked>Regular</label><label><input type="radio" name="workflowPriority" value="urgent">Urgent</label></fieldset><button class="action primary" type="submit">Start Tour</button></form><label>Current task<select id="workflowDispatchActive" aria-label="Switch current task"><option value="1">Permanent Exhibition Hall</option><option value="2">Special Exhibition Hall</option></select></label><output id="workflowDispatchSummary">Waiting for Dispatch</output></aside><section id="workflowCore" class="workflow-core dispatch-workbench" data-dispatch-priority="normal"><!-- 11DZ_CORE_START:navigation-menus-mega-menu --><div class="mega-shell"><nav class="mega-nav" aria-label="Museum Guide Group Menu"><a href="#mega-home" class="mega-brand">Museum Guide</a><button id="megaTrigger" type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="megaPanel" data-core-bridge="navigation-menus-mega-menu">View all content <span aria-hidden="true">⌄</span></button></nav><div id="megaPanel" class="mega-panel" hidden><section><h2>Museum guide plan</h2><a href="#mega-0-1">Museum guide plan 1<small>View guide</small></a><a href="#mega-0-2">Museum guide plan 2<small>Open tools</small></a><a href="#mega-0-3">Museum tour plan 3<small>View guide</small></a></section><section><h2>Museum guide inspiration</h2><a href="#mega-1-1">Museum guide inspiration 1<small>View guide</small></a><a href="#mega-1-2">Museum guide inspiration 2<small>Open tools</small></a><a href="#mega-1-3">Museum guide inspiration 3<small>View guide</small></a></section><section><h2>Museum guide log</h2><a href="#mega-2-1">Museum Guide Notes 1<small>View guide</small></a><a href="#mega-2-2">Museum Guide Records 2<small>Open tools</small></a><a href="#mega-2-3">Museum guide records 3<small>View guide</small></a></section><aside><span class="eyebrow">FEATURED</span><strong>Grouped mega menu</strong><p>Help users anticipate their goal with titles and descriptions.</p></aside></div><section class="mega-preview"><span class="eyebrow">MEGA MENU</span><h2 id="megaSelection">Please choose a destination</h2></section></div><!-- 11DZ_CORE_END --></section></div><p id="status" class="status" role="status" aria-live="polite"></p></section><aside class="index-mark" aria-hidden="true"><strong>05</strong><span>Museum Guide FIELD INDEX</span></aside></div>
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