
Case Study: V&A
OverviewResponsible for managing and maintaining one of the world's largest collections of art and design objects, the V&A devotes a great deal of effort to loaning out objects from the collection. This activity helps build an even bigger audience for the collections. The V&A also offers entire exhibitions to venues in the UK and overseas. The museum also borrows objects from major museums worldwide and hosts temporary exhibitions. Managing the movement of these priceless objects and exhibitions is a huge logistical challenge. The ResultsThe V&A has been using a relatively basic FileMaker application for years to record the inflow and outflow of objects. But the system was not relational. There was no cross-referencing of data between staff members and across projects. With a large number of items moving into and out of the museum every year and with over 30 exhibitions being presented worldwide, it was essential to get a top-down view into exactly what was being offered, accepted or declined, loaned to and borrowed from whom. What the client says"We'd been using FileMaker, but in a very basic way. We knew it could do a lot more. Now we have a more user-friendly, integrated system that helps give us a wide overview across our exhibitions and loans operations. "The simple and easy-to-use solution Cordis developed has helped us streamline our processes, and significantly improve the way we manage our exhibitions, all without the inconvenience of changing the technology that underpins it.” Rebecca Lim Read moreRead the full case study on the FileMaker website here. |
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