Preserving, Cataloguing, and Sharing Rare Books with Collections Management Software The Stark Museum of Art in Orange, Texas, was the vision of collectors H.J. Lutcher Stark and Nelda C. Stark. Opened in 1978, the Stark collection is focused on “the […]
Acquire the Funding You Need to Showcase Your Collections Online Digital engagement has changed the way audiences interact with institutions, and it’s now expected for museums to display their collection online. Digitizing objects for the web can be time-consuming and […]
Using Digitization to Quickly and Economically Showcase Objects Online Less than 1% of the 138 million objects housed by the Smithsonian’s 19 different museums are on public display, with most of the collections hidden away in storage [...]
London, England | October 6, 2016 Museum-iD Magazine hosts their fifth annual Museum Ideas conference on October 6 at the Science Museum, London, IMAX Theatre. This year’s conference focuses on The Future of Museums in the Era of Participatory Culture […]
Theresa Papanikolas, Curator of European and American Art, Honolulu Museum of Art The Honolulu Museum of Art houses a collection of 50,000 works spanning 5,000 years in a beautiful, state-of-the-art facility. Their collection features African art, Asian art, textiles, and […]
Los Angeles, CA | September 12-16, 2016 The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC), in collaboration with the International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art (INCCA), is hosting their biennial congress from September 12 to […]
Setting Up Remote Access to Your Collections Management Software Between off-site visits, courier trips, and after-hours projects, there are a lot of reasons users can benefit from remote access to TMS on a smartphone or tablet. Connecting to TMS on […]
Introducing Our Conservation Documentation Software for Museum Conservators Gallery Systems is pleased to announce the release of TMS Conservation Studio, a web-based tool that supports conservators by providing a workspace where all conservation object and project information is consolidated, linked, […]
Watch the Metropolitan Museum of Art Take on an Ambitious Conservation Project The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired a priceless 16th century Persian carpet in 1943, but, due to its fragility, has only been able to display it twice in […]
Jen Kaines, Registrar and Collections Manager, Leeds Museums and Galleries A day in the Registrars Department at Leeds Museums and Galleries, the largest local authority-run museum service in England, is never dull for Jen Kaines. As Registrar and Collections Manager, […]
