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.
Collective Conversations with Madeline Betts
Madeline Betts, Collections Database Manager, Tate
England’s Tate—a family of four museums under the sponsorship of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport—contains one of the United Kingdom’s premier art collections, including holdings in British art, international modern art, and contemporary art. Well known for its celebration of [...]
The J. Paul Getty Museum and Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Joint Ownership of the Mapplethorpe Collection: Best Practices in Learning How to Share
In 2011, the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) jointly acquired a collection of over 2,000 works by Robert Mapplethorpe from the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation (RMF). This historic acquisition is unique in many [...]
Collective Conversations with Lindsey Richardson
Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza houses a unique cultural collection of more than 50,000 objects related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Located on the sixth floor of the former Texas School Book Depository Building in Dealey Plaza, the museum pays homage [...]
Content Strategy: Is it all About Digital?
A Guide to Creating a Digital Content Strategy for Your Museum or Institution
Digital Content Strategies have become a popular topic among institutions, with many museums developing and even posting these strategies, aiming to stay accountable to their audiences. Open publishing allows museums to share details with their public, serving them and the museum mission [...]
The Whitney Museum and The Challenges of Cataloguing Performance Art
A Museum-Led Webinar by Farris Wahbeh, the Benjamin and Irma Weiss Director of Research Resources
The Whitney Museum of American Art has a long history of presenting important performance art, both in their collection and through the Whitney Biennial. Farris Wahbeh, the Benjamin and Irma Weiss Director of Research Resources [...]
Gallery Systems Announces Release of TMS Audit Manager for Secure Data Tracking
Take a Closer Look at Our Collections Data Auditing Software
Audit Manager is a powerful browser-based application that monitors changes to your enterprise information, allowing you to maintain a trail of alterations to your data over time. Audit Manager tracks changes made in the TMS Suite [...]
TMS Media Studio Released for Streamlined Management of Digital Assets
Meet Our Powerful Digital Asset Management System
Gallery Systems is pleased to announce the release of TMS Media Studio. Media Studio is a powerful Digital Asset Management (DAM) system that uses the same database as The Museum System (TMS), the world’s leading collections management solution [...]
The Munch Museum
Barcoding Best Practices When Moving House
Opened in 1963, the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway, is dedicated to the life and work of expressionist pioneer Edvard Munch. The museum maintains the most comprehensive collection of works by Munch, including approximately 1,100 paintings, 7,000 drawings, and 18,000 prints [...]