Exhibitions are central to how museums and cultural institutions engage audiences, tell stories, and showcase collections. Whether internal, external, traveling, or virtual, each exhibition requires careful planning, collaboration, and documentation to ensure success. In this webinar, Allison Galland, Gallery Systems’ Training Manager, will walk through essential strategies for managing exhibition planning, tracking loans, and organizing collections data to help institutions work more efficiently and deliver exceptional audience experiences. 

The evolving role of virtual exhibitions and digital access will be discussed, with particular emphasis on how integrating digital tools can expand institutional reach and audience engagement. By exploring the key stages of exhibition and loan management, attendees will come away with actionable insights that can be applied to their own practices. This session will also highlight how collection management systems, including TMS Collections and eMuseum, can support and enhance these processes. 

• Explore the essential components of successful exhibition and loan management. 

• Learn best practices for organizing and linking exhibitions, venues, objects, and loans. 

• Understand the importance of structured data and how it supports storytelling, conservation, and access. 

• Discover how virtual exhibitions can extend institutional reach and audience engagement. 

• Gain insights into how customizable digital tools can streamline exhibition workflows for different teams.