North American Grants to Fund Collections Care, Management, and Sharing
It’s January, a time for resolutions, new beginnings, and checking if any 2016 grants apply to the projects your museum has in the works. To help you get started, grants available in the coming year are listed below. Similar to last year, the impetus behind many of the 2016 grants [...]
Reserve Your Place Before Time Runs Out
Collective Imagination (CI) is fast approaching, and early bird tickets are 75% sold out. Be sure to take advantage of this discount before January 31, and join us on April 18 and 19 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City [...]
London, UK | May 18-19, 2016
The Museums + Heritage Show, Great Britain’s leading trade exhibition in the world of museums, galleries, and heritage visitor attractions will take place on May 18th and 19th at West Hall, Olympia, London. As always, this year’s show is free to attend, and features two full days of talks [...]
Morten Nybo, Project Manager and Digital Advisor, the Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces and the Danish Arts Foundation
The Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces in Copenhagen is an agency that takes collection information, and in some cases the physical works themselves, to the public via the web, social media, mobile devices, and public spaces [...]
Brigham Young University Museum of Art Takes DIY to the Next Level
The do-it-yourself craze isn’t just for weekend hobbyists as John Adams, Head of Fabrication at Brigham Young University Museum of Art, can attest. Over a decade ago, the Museum was faced with the challenge of framing art works to the tune of $250,000, but lacked the funds [...]
Expand Your Digital Reach at the 20th Annual Museums and the Web Conference
Museums and the Web is the “single largest international gathering of museum professionals who use technology to engage audiences.” Held in the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, this event will feature advanced research and application of digital practice [...]
Conservation Best Practices from the Smithsonian’s Digitization Program Office
Conservation work isn’t only about repairing damage, but preventing that damage from happening. That is the motivation behind the innovative 3D scanning work being done at The Smithsonian Institute’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden [...]
Gillian Essam, Recently Retired Collection Information Manager, The National Gallery, London
After a professional career spanning 24 years, Gillian Essam, former Collection Information Manager at The National Gallery, is still adjusting to her new-found free time. Prior to her arrival at the National Gallery in 2001, Gillian worked as a professional librarian, then went on to study art history [...]
San Jose, CA | October 24-27, 2015
The Western Museum Association will hold its annual meeting from October 24 to 27 at The Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California, and Gallery Systems would love to see you there. This year’s theme, Listen, Learn, Lead, focuses on becoming a leader in the museum field [...]
Improving the Conservation and Accessibility of Collections Objects
It’s the challenge of everyone who works with collections: how to preserve objects while at the same time increasing their accessibility? The imperative of accessibility is too powerful to ignore. Surrounding yourself with the right tools and technologies can be the answer [...]
