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 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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The collection is a University of Colorado resource that directly fulfills institutional missions and fiduciary obligations. The collection is held in public trust, on behalf of the citizens of ...

Position Duties: This semester-long internship includes examination, documentation, research, and writing in regards to objects in the Art Museum’s collection and/or on loan for exhibition or intended ...

Effort begins with items in storage, like museum’s collection of British pottery Move technician Corinne Roth carefully handles a dish from Milwaukee Public Museum's British ceramics collection. MPM ...