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, grant guides, and more resources.
Collective Conversations with Milo Thiesen
Product Manager, Gallery Systems
With over two decades of experience spanning art, media, technology, and museum collections, Milo Thiesen, brings a unique blend of creative vision and technical expertise to the role of Product Manager at Gallery Systems [...]
Best Practices for Digital Asset Management: From Digital Imaging to File Types
Best Practices for Digital Asset Management Explore how museums and cultural institutions can future-proof their digital assets by making informed choices about file type selection, maintaining high digital quality standards, and preservation-focused quality controls that ensure long-term accessibility, accuracy, and sustainability of their digital collections
Collective Conversations with Allison Galland
Training Manager, Gallery Systems
With a decade of experience supporting museum collections and a deep passion for cultural heritage, Allison Galland brings a rare blend of subject matter expertise and enthusiasm to her role as Training Manager at Gallery Systems [...]
How to Successfully Transition to TMS Collections (or Any New CMS)
How to Successfully Transition to TMS Collections (or Any New CMS)
If you’re considering a new collections management system (CMS), ensuring you’re set up for success from the start is key to a smooth transition....
Collective Conversations with Angela Kipp
Professional Services Specialist, Gallery Systems
With over two decades of hands-on experience in museums, including collections management, large-scale storage projects, and consulting, Angela Kipp brings a wealth of knowledge and a practical, solutions-focused mindset to her role as a Professional Services Specialist at Gallery Systems [...]
Measuring the Success of Your Digital Asset Management (DAM) System
Measuring the Success of Your Digital Asset Management (DAM) System
Once a Digital Asset Management (DAM) system has been successfully implemented, the next critical step is assessing its effectiveness...
Bringing Exhibitions to Life Through Archives
Bringing Exhibitions to Life Through Archives
Museums have long relied on storytelling to engage visitors, sharing knowledge and connecting them with art, history, culture, and science...
How Group Training Enhances Team Efficiency in Museum Collection Management Software
How Group Training Enhances Team Efficiency in Museum Collection Management Software
Museums are increasingly relying on specialized software to manage their collections, archives, and exhibits. However, introducing new software into a museum setting can present challenges. One key factor in overcoming these challenges is group training, which has the potential to enhance team efficiency and streamline the entire process...
Global Collaboration in Collection Management: Overcoming Language and Cultural Barriers
Global Collaboration in Collection Management: Overcoming Language and Cultural Barriers
As museums increasingly collaborate on a global scale, the importance of overcoming barriers in collection management becomes ever more evident...
5 Steps to Evaluating Museum Grants with a Strategic Mindset
Streamlining the Process for Success
Navigating the complex world of grants can be overwhelming, especially for large museums and institutions that regularly apply for funding. With numerous grants available, it can be challenging to determine which ones will be the best fit for your institution’s needs and priorities...
A Museum Professional’s Guide to Building DAM Workflows
Using a DAMS throughout the full lifecycle of digital assets
Museum DAM workflows control how well an institution cares for its digital assets. Creating and following internal processes, with a digital asset management system (DAMS), helps to ensure these assets’ preservation, organization, and proper usage. However, museums often face a twofold challenge [...]
How to Find Museum Grants for Your Institution
Discover funding opportunities in expected and unexpected places—and learn the fastest ways to assess if you should apply
Knowing where to find museum grants is often the first hurdle in securing funding. Followed in close second by deciding if a grant program, once located, would be likely to fund your application. Grant research can be time-consuming, but we can help speed it up [...]
Collective Conversations with Jacob Weber
Collection Systems Manager, Tate
Meet Tate’s Collection Systems Manager, Jacob Weber, in our latest installment of CI 2023: Collective Conversations. Just weeks before his Collective Imagination session, Jacob was generous enough to share a look into his role at one of the world's most renowned art institutions [...]
Collective Conversations with Karissa Hurzeler
Media Cataloger, National Museum of African American History & Culture
Catch up with Bryan Miller, Media Cataloger at the National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC), in the first interview of our new series, CI 2023: Collective Conversations. Get to know their CI 2023 speakers attending their sessions in Washington, D.C. [...]
Collective Conversations with Bryan Miller
Media Cataloger, National Museum of African American History & Culture
Catch up with Bryan Miller, Media Cataloger at the National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC), in the first interview of our new series, CI 2023: Collective Conversations. Get to know their CI 2023 speakers attending their sessions in Washington, D.C. [...]
Your Guide to TMS Suite Hosting
Is managed hosting or self-hosting the better choice for your institution?
Let’s talk about TMS Suite hosting. Deciding how to host your collections management system (CMS) requires a lot of consideration when you're debating between managed hosting and self-hosting [...]
Gallery Systems presents TMS Media Studio 2023
Launching the essential digital asset management system (DAMS) for museums and cultural institutions
NEW YORK CITY, April 2023 – Unveiling the latest in digital media management software. Gallery Systems is pleased to present TMS Media Studio 2023 […]
Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill
Building an in-person experience with eMuseum
Inside the Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill, visitors are treated to a look into the industrial past. Situated on the historic site of Lombe’s Mill, the Museum of Making showcases local manufacturing history and its role in ongoing innovations […]