While QR codes (also known as Quick Response codes) have been around since 1994, it took nearly …
Harvesting the Cloud for a 21st Century Museum
Cloud-based technology solutions designed specifically for museums and collecting institutions are now widely available. Many companies have …
Understanding Museum Collections Management Acronyms: DAM, MAM, CMS
Organizing, managing, and cataloging collections is among a museum’s central—and often most challenging—missions. Ideally, a museum collections …
Three Pandemic Lessons In Archive Digitization To Continue
Over the last several years, every industry has innovated to remain solvent and relevant. Most workplaces that …
What To Look For In A Museum Consulting Firm
Museums and arts institutions are often challenged to secure the resources necessary to pursue new initiatives. Despite …
Can Your Museum Take Its Collections Digital?
As a museum director or curator, you know the value of your collections, in terms of both …
How one museum got over 45,000 items out of storage, published to the web, and discoverable
Did you know that on average, over 95% of most museums’ collections are not on public display …
Lean In and Let Go: Creative Team Building in Small Museums
By Dr. Stephanie Fuglaar Statz, Senior Historian My first day as director of a very small museum …
Planning Successful Virtual Interpretive Workshops and Visioning Sessions
By Scott Vierick, Historian While the COVID-19 pandemic has sent shockwaves through the museum world, it has …