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.
The Amazing Conservator
A Day in the Life of a Museum Conservator Have you ever been excited to start a conservation project, but were derailed by last minute exhibition checklists? Meet Jane, a busy conservator who has an exciting project ahead of her. […]
Collective Conversations with Bethany Bannister-Andrews
Bethany Bannister-Andrews, Collections and Digital Assets Manager, Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design Opened to the public as a museum in 2002, Doris Duke’s Shangri La in Honolulu showcases a varied collection of Islamic art. The museum, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Unstable Materials and Conservation: The Art of Preserving Decomposing Objects
Conserving the Un-Conservable with Christian Scheidemann With the introduction of unstable materials into the construction of contemporary art, conservators face a completely new set of challenges. How does one protect and stabilize an object that, by nature, is meant to […]
Chapman University Art Collections
Cataloguing a Museum without Walls Chapman University Art Collections is a unique group of collections that functions through the lens of education and consists of the Phyllis & Ross Escalette Permanent Collection of Art, the Chapman Campus Collection, and the […]
Get Your Free Copy of The FIAF Moving Image Cataloguing Manual
Providing Best Practices and Tools for Institutions with Film Collections The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) has published The FIAF Moving Image Cataloguing Manual, designed to help archivists working with moving images to navigate the technological advancements in cataloguing, […]
Stark Museum of Art
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 […]
National and Regional Grants to Help Get Your Collection Online with eMuseum
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 […]
Collective Conversations with Theresa Papanikolas
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 […]
Join More than 600 Conservation Professionals at the IIC 2016 Los Angeles Congress
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 […]
I’m Here, but My Database Is There: Accessing TMS When You’re Away From Your Home Base
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 […]
Collective Conversations with Jen Kaines
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, […]
Bank of America Art Conservation Project Grant
Apply for Funding for Your Museum's Conservation Projects The Bank of America Art Conservation Project recently released information on the objects that had received conservation treatment in the last year as part of their annual grant project. Thirteen museums in […]