Spectrum Collections Management Standard
Collections Management Built Around Spectrum
Spectrum is the international standard for collections management in museums. Muselera 2.0 supports its key procedures with numbered records, history and an audit trail, in an interface that small and large museums can both use.
What Is Spectrum?
Spectrum, published by Collections Trust in the United Kingdom, describes the procedures a museum follows to manage its collection: how objects come in, where they are, what condition they are in, who owns them and how they go out on loan. Museums around the world use it as a common language for good practice.
Muselera supports these procedures directly in the software. Each one has its own records, its own numbering and its own history, so the museum can show what was done, when and by whom.
Spectrum Procedures in Muselera
Muselera supports the Spectrum procedures museums use most
Acquisition
Numbered acquisition records with method, source, decision and transfer documents, price and documents. One acquisition can cover many objects.
Learn More →Ownership and Provenance
The ownership status of every object with its history, and the chain of previous owners with its level of certainty and sources.
Learn More →Condition Checking
Numbered checks with a purpose, standard condition terms, photos with damage marking and records that lock after 24 hours.
Learn More →Location and Movement Control
A fast location tree, a reason for every move and a complete movement history, with QR codes for objects and locations.
Learn More →Loans Out
Check-out and return condition checks with a wizard, reference photos and a loan form with the photos side by side.
Learn More →Built for Accountability
Audit Trail
Condition check records lock, and changes to ownership, movements and provenance are kept in history.
The Detail You Need
Acquisition and provenance screens work in off, simple or full mode. Small museums keep a lean interface, larger ones use the full Spectrum detail.
Museum and Library Modes
Muselera works in museum mode and in library mode.
Three Interface Languages
The interface is available in Turkish, English and Dutch, and dates follow the selected language.
Frequently Asked Questions
Short answers to the questions museums ask us most. Can't find yours? Our team is happy to help.
Which Spectrum procedures does Muselera support?
Acquisition, ownership and provenance, condition checking, location and movement control and loans, together with cataloguing through flexible object types and properties.
What is Spectrum?
Spectrum is the collections management standard published by Collections Trust. It describes the procedures museums follow when objects come in, are moved, checked, loaned and documented.
Do small museums have to use every detail?
No. Acquisition and provenance screens can be switched off or used in simple or full mode, so each museum chooses the level of detail it needs.
How does Muselera support accountability?
Condition check records lock after 24 hours and are corrected with new records, and the history of ownership, movement and provenance changes is kept.
Can we search by Spectrum data?
Yes. Objects can be searched by ownership, acquisition, provenance and condition, and bulk actions can be applied to the results.
Work to Spectrum Without the Paperwork
See how Muselera supports the Spectrum procedures in a live demo.