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.
Get Crystal Clear on Crystal Reports for TMS
Expert Tips for Better Report Building
Reports are one of the most useful tools in any collections professional's toolkit. They help with everything from creating exhibition checklists for conservation, to keeping outgoing loans organized. To create the best reports possible, Gallery Systems utilizes Crystal Reports for TMS. Become a Crystal Reports expert with our tips [...]
Tuesdays Are for TMS Training
Looking For a Simple Way to Finesse Your TMS Skills?
Every other month, Gallery Systems offers TMS Tuesday: Onboarding & Refresher Training. This popular TMS training session is great for anyone who’s part of the Gallery Systems community, especially first time TMS users, students seeking careers in museums, and users with past TMS experience who need a skills update [...]
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
How a New DAMS Software Upgrade is Streamlining Workflows at MFAH
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, (MFAH) was founded in 1900 and opened to the public in 1924 with a mandate to bring “art into the everyday life” of the Houston community. Today, the museum boasts the largest art collection in the southwest region [...]
5 Ways You Can Connect With Gallery Systems this Spring
Catch Our Team at Conferences, Trainings, and Online
You may have been hearing about the new and exciting things happening at Gallery Systems lately. Between the introduction of our new products, like Media Studio and Conservation Studio, and other announcements, it's been full speed ahead [...]
7 Ways to Boost Your Collections Care with Integrated Museum Software
Work Efficiently While Reducing Time, Cost, and Stress
Museums are busy places, and you may have more tasks to complete than hours in the day. It’s easy to feel cut off from other departments in your museum, and silo mentality can hurt both your department and projects [...]
6 Tips to Increase Productivity with Automation Strategies for Museums
How to Enhance Productivity, Consistency, and Peace of Mind
Your department is extremely busy. Your team has a wide variety of tasks to complete, and sometimes it seems like many of them aren’t even related to your collection. By the time you’re done with your regular administrative tasks [...]
Annual Museum Grants Guide to Help You Reach Your 2018 Collections Goals
Museum Grants for USA, Europe, and the UK
The start of the new year means that many annual museum grants have released their 2018 due dates, and museums can begin applying for a boost in funding. Adding new and interesting projects to your to-do list for 2018 is exciting [...]
Collective Conversations with Margret Schild
Margret Schild, Head of the Library, Theatermuseum + Filmmuseum Düsseldorf
As one of the institutions housed under The Culture Department of the City of Düsseldorf, the Theatermuseum has a storied history. Founded in 1947 after a donation by Gustav Lindemann, the Theatermuseum originated as an archive inside a private theatre [...]