Collections Managers can find articles, news and interviews on museum and archive collections management, and museum collections management software.
Once a Digital Asset Management (DAM) system has been successfully implemented, the next critical step is assessing its effectiveness.
As museums increasingly collaborate on a global scale, the importance of overcoming barriers in collection management becomes ever more evident.
Get to know Karissa Hurzeler, Collections Information Specialist, Level II at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art™, in our new CI 2023: Collective Conversations interview.
Cyndi Tiedt, Collections Manager, Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University Tasked with huge responsibility, the Jim Crow Museum displays America’s largest viewable collection of artifacts of intolerance to promote social tolerance and equality […]
Migrating Canada’s Largest Natural History Collection to a New Database Read how the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), one of Toronto’s most acclaimed institutions, successfully completed the ambitious project of transferring 15 databases into a single collections management solution, The Museum […]
Adele Barbato, Collections Information Manager, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Self-described as “locally rooted and internationally engaged,” the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) showcases the possibility of art for inspiring, educating, and enriching lives. As the city’s […]
Centralizing Collections Management across Multiple Museums Streamlining collections management within a single institution can be challenging, let alone for the Louisiana State Museum (LSM), an interconnected network of national landmarks. Comprised of long-time TMS users, the LSM team opted to […]
Curatorial Associate, The Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Northwestern University’s The Block Museum of Art is placing a stronger focus on its digital initiatives in a resounding response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a teaching and learning museum, the […]
Alexandra Bancroft, Technical Support Specialist, Collection Information & Access, The J. Paul Getty Museum Adapting swiftly to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of The J. Paul Getty Museum staff went digital when its two locations temporarily closed their doors. To learn […]
Creating a Versatile Online Collection with eMuseum A relative newcomer to the cultural heritage institutions scene, Crystal Bridges Museum was interested in quickly raising its public profile. The Museum sought out creative ways to share its expansive collection of American […]
