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From the holdings to a durable digital edition.

Three fields of work, one standard: scholarly accuracy, editorial clarity and technical durability. We take on the whole path — or exactly the part where you are stuck.

Digitisation & catalogues raisonnés

Catalogues raisonnés and holdings as searchable, permanently citable online editions.

We transfer printed catalogues, card indexes and grown data holdings into a structured digital edition. Every work receives a stable, citable identifier; provenance, exhibition and literature references stay traceably linked to their sources.

  • Retro-digitisation of printed catalogues including concordances to the print edition
  • Provenance, exhibitions, literature and relations between works as linked data
  • Stable citation URLs and permalinks per work — citable in scholarly publications
  • Full-text and faceted search across holdings, technique, dating and location
  • An editorial environment for research teams with roles, approvals and change history

Museum & audio-guide apps

Native and progressive apps for collections and exhibitions — multilingual and accessible.

Interpretation that works on site: theme walks through the collection, audio guides without a loan device, access to a work via its work number or a QR code. As an installable app or as a progressive web app straight in the browser — no download hurdle for visitors.

  • Progressive web app or native app for iOS and Android
  • Audio, video and text in several languages, with subtitles and transcripts
  • Access to a work via work number, QR code or theme tour
  • Offline use in rooms without reliable network coverage
  • Maintained editorially by your team — no release cycle for text changes

Collection management (CMS)

Digital collection management for public and private collections.

One workplace for recording, maintaining and publishing your holdings — with “Collection Digital” as a module that embeds into your existing website. Open interfaces make sure your data stays yours and stays exportable.

  • Recording and maintaining works, groups, locations and loans
  • “Collection Digital” for embedding on your own website
  • Import of existing holdings from databases, spreadsheets and legacy systems
  • Open interfaces (API, IIIF, LIDO) and complete data export
  • Hosted in Germany, GDPR-compliant, with a backup and migration plan

How we work

  1. Survey

    Reviewing holdings, sources and scholarly requirements together and giving them structure.

  2. Model

    A standards-based data model and editorial process — for consistency and citability.

  3. Design & build

    The edition, app or archive is built editorially clear and technically robust.

  4. Preserve

    Long-term availability, maintenance and open interfaces across decades.

Does one of these fields match your plans?

Tell us about your holdings — we will come back with a first assessment, with no obligation.