Museum Collections Management Blog Articles
Discover the latest in collections care and museum news on the Gallery Systems blog, from interviews with industry professionals to tips and tricks for maximizing your collections management workflows. Find articles most useful to you by browsing your role, or navigate through the archives for case studies, conversations with clients, grants guides, and more resources.
Step Inside the World’s Museums with Virtual Museum Collections
Online Collections Created with eMuseum Take on New Importance
Amid widespread museum closures around the world, many institutions have rallied and inspired us by finding creative ways to share their museum collections online, from publishing entire exhibits to livestreaming special [...]
Gallery Systems Unveils TMS Collections 2020, the Most Powerful Release of its Online Collections Management Software
NEW YORK CITY, March 12, 2020 – Launching Collections Management into the New Decade
Gallery Systems is proud to announce the release of TMS Collections 2020, its scalable, user-friendly, and powerful web-based collections management software designed to help museums streamline processes. TMS Collections is [...]
2020 Museum Grants and Funding Opportunities
Grants Guides for Museums Located in the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Spain, and the United Kingdom
This New Year brings not only the start of a nominal decade, the twenty-twenties, but also an extra day to move your museum’s projects forward. Along with these events [...]
How to Select the Right Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) for Your Museum
As museums continue to generate more and more digital assets, it becomes increasingly clear how important it is to find the right Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) for your institution.
New digital assets are constantly added through existing Museum Collections Management Software: new additions to collections come with accompanying digital media [...]
How to Select the Best Museum CMS with an RFP
Selecting a collections management system (CMS) can be a daunting task.
One way to make the selection process easier is to create a detailed Request for Proposals (RFP) and send it to the CMS suppliers you have shortlisted. This will help you compare them, as well as their service and software offering [...]
That’s a Wrap on Collective Imagination 2019!
A Recap of the TMS Users Conference
Gallery Systems welcomed over 100 members of the TMS family to Collective Imagination 2019, held in Dublin, Ireland. This was the 9th anniversary of the event, which takes place every 18 months, and was surely the best yet [...]
Museum Grants and Funding Opportunities for 2019
Grants Guides for the USA, UK, and Europe
As 2019 rolls around, the start of the new year brings new museum grants and funding opportunities. You have a list of great ideas and projects that you’ve been thinking about executing, and now is the best time to figure out how to accomplish those goals. Sifting through grants takes time [...]
Resources for Small Museums
Overcoming the Challenges Faced by Smaller Institutions
Small museums and collections have the power to make huge impacts on their community, both inside and outside of the galleries. Museum collections, large and small, pack a powerful punch, while relying on a set of collections management standards to maintain collections objects and protecting works to share with a larger community [...]