Documentation Archives - Museums Association

Opinion Collections

Getting to grips with our collections

Museums must commit to 100% inventory-level documentation ahead of their next NPO applications, says Laura Pye

Review Digital

Digital | Moving paintings, fashion history, whaler’s memories

We take a close look at the cache

Analysis Documentation

Can the Museum Data Service set the sector’s records straight?

The new project will transform how collections information is held and shared. By Simon Stephens

Analysis Documentation

It’s time for museums to set their records straight

The high-profile alleged thefts from the British Museum have highlighted the need for the sector to improve the cataloguing of objects in its collections

Opinion Documentation

Documentation is central to the work of museums

Untangling collections histories is vital, challenging and rewarding work, writes Kathleen Lawther

Opinion Documentation

Vox Pop | What needs to change in museum documentation?

Three experts respond to our question

News Empowering Collections

Media coverage of missing objects ‘misleading’, says MA director

Movement of objects is normal but documentation work has been 'undermined by structural underfunding'