Collections management may be “the unsexy side of the art world,” but it's attractive enough to have caught the attention of private equity companies. New cloud-based software systems are making it ...

The city of Aberdeen is seeking a qualified volunteer or pro bono professional or organization to serve as a museum... Read ...

The museum is entrusted with the care and preservation of the collection. Care for the collection is a collaborative effort shared by all staff. Every effort must be made to provide a stable climate ...

In this course, students will learn to manage a museum's most important information source: its collection information. Students will learn the functions of collection management systems, how to ...

It’s been more than 250 years since the prototype of a jigsaw puzzle was created by a London cartographer and engraver, who fastened maps onto wooden boards and cut them apart at country lines for ...

HANGZHOU, China, May 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Training Course on Strategies and Tools for Collections Management, co-organized by the National Cultural Heritage Administration of ...

Foreword / by Jim Vaughn -- Introduction / Trevor Jones, Rainey Tisdale, and Elizabeth Wood -- A manifesto for active history museum collections / Trevor Jones and Rainey Tisdale -- Conceptual ...

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The sad realities of COVID-19 declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020, forced the closure of public spaces, businesses and altering the usual physical close ...

Many things can go wrong when art is being moved, or even installed in a gallery. Damage during transit is most common, although unstable temperatures, humidity and overhead lighting can degrade an ...