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    Hello all.
    I want to keep a record of all the items we have in a very small museum. The museum consists of an old home built in the mid-eighteen hundreds. It has all the contents a home would have in that period. Four poster beds, wood fire in the kitchen, pots and pans even chamber pots.
    If possible we would record all the items in the home, who had donated particular items, when, and age. It would be a record for internal use only and, of course, a reference for future use of a committee. I guess things would be added to it if more people donated things.

    Plan an simple a record of every thing we have in the home. It will be for our own use only. arram.

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    Re: suggestions-for-recording-information of a museum

    sounds like a simple list to create
    But does each item have any form of asset numbering ?

    is it just a record ?
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    Re: suggestions-for-recording-information of a museum

    Hi.
    Its just a record of items. Maybe I am making more of an issue than it realy is. arram

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    Re: suggestions-for-recording-information of a museum

    it sounds like all you need is a spreadsheet with the headings you would like

    Item ID / / Item Name / Item Description / Location / Item Age / Donation From / Donation Date / Special Attributes / Comments / Photo Reference

    You may want some other details - like if its a book - The title / author / Publisher / Date / edition
    Or a painting - Title / artist / material - canvas/water colour oil colour - Frame type

    Provenance
    Maybe a short bit of detail

    Special Attribute or Comments - could be things like damage or uniqueness
    Maybe a book has an inscription
    Or maybe it was used by some on famous

    Maybe you want to include some details on who donated the item

    you could have
    Value / Valuation Data / Valued by

    Photo reference ID , if you have one

    Its just a list really

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    Re: suggestions-for-recording-information of a museum

    etaf.
    Thank you so much it was so helpfull. That will give me some where to start. arrm

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    Re: suggestions-for-recording-information of a museum

    your welcome

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    Re: suggestions-for-recording-information of a museum

    Quote Originally Posted by etaf View Post
    it sounds like all you need is a spreadsheet with the headings you would like

    Item ID / / Item Name / Item Description / Location / Item Age / Donation From / Donation Date / Special Attributes / Comments / Photo Reference

    You may want some other details - like if its a book - The title / author / Publisher / Date / edition
    Or a painting - Title / artist / material - canvas/water colour oil colour - Frame type

    Provenance
    Maybe a short bit of detail

    Special Attribute or Comments - could be things like damage or uniqueness
    Maybe a book has an inscription
    Or maybe it was used by some on famous

    Maybe you want to include some details on who donated the item

    you could have
    Value / Valuation Data / Valued by

    Photo reference ID , if you have one

    Its just a list really
    That's quite a thoughtful list ETAF do you work for the British Natural History Museum

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    Re: suggestions-for-recording-information of a museum

    Thanks - no, just been involved in a lot of Management & performance information

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