Modernize Your Museum Collections Management

Whether you’re looking for a more extensible museum CMS, permissions-based access for volunteers, or a more enjoyable online experience for your visitors, Argus is the clear choice.

  • Searchable portal
  • Immersive multimedia
  • Streamlined workflows
  • Integrated reporting
  • Permissions-based access
  • No coding required
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Offer Accessible Online Collections

Ready for a flexible, modern public access portal? Expand access to your collections, highlight specific exhibits and objects for a global audience, and enable browsing of your collections via powerful search options.

Increase Efficiency With Easy-to-Use Workflows

Improve productivity for staff, interns, and volunteers with an intuitive user interface that requires minimal training. Real-time data syncing, mobile data entry, and custom workflows save teams hours of time on manual tasks.

Create Enriching Multimedia Experiences

Engage and inspire visitors (in person and online) with sophisticated image galleries, links to related objects, and in-depth documentation—including multimedia assets—for individual artifacts or curated collections.

Enjoy Flexible Technology That Scales As You Grow

Argus is built to adapt as your collections grow or your needs change. Customize your system in just a few clicks—without relying on IT—no matter your museum’s size, staffing levels, or budget.

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“If people are thinking about getting a new CMS and feel they’re in an impossible situation, or that it’s too big of a job, they should contact Argus/Lucidea. It will be a really positive experience. We got everything out of it that we were hoping for, and more.”
Alyssa Leier

CURATOR, The Exploration Place + Science Centre

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“The ability to make our collection accessible via the Web, the efficient integration between the administrative back end and the public portal, and the ability to customize the application for our own specific needs…were the overriding factors in our choice to manage our collection with Argus.”
Caitlin Rumery

Associate Registrar / Collections Manager, CU Art Museum

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“When we needed a new collections management system we went through a rigorous procurement process…Argus came out on top every time. They had great references, offered capabilities that would make both gallery staff and IT happy, and were well within budget.”
Shannon Parker

Curator of Collections, The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

The Leading Collections Management System for Museums and Galleries

Switch to Argus for a modern public access portal, rock-solid information security, and enriching visitor experiences.

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Give Digital Access to Visitors and Staff Alike

Let visitors explore your collections from a phone or tablet—in-person or virtually—so they can dive deeper into your exhibits. Empower staff to work anywhere, anytime, from a mobile device, whether they need to record data, check the condition of objects on site, or do inventories on the go.

Streamline Research and Improve Project Management

Argus’ feature-rich Request Management Solution supports the end-to-end research process—from project capture and resource allocation to documentation and reporting—all from a single platform. Plus, information entered behind the scenes is automatically refreshed in the public portal, saving your staff time and effort.

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Easy-to-Use System and Scalable Integrations

Customize the user experience, content fields, or workflows with Argus’ easy configuration options—no IT support or coding required. The Argus API also lets you connect collections management data with membership tools and financial systems for streamlined reporting.

Argus is Used in Thousands of Museums Like Yours

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“Argus is now integral to what each staff member does on a daily basis, and is also bulletproof for the occasional user; people can play around with it to do things that suit their own workflow.” – Dr. Alex Barker, Director

Discover how the University of Missouri’s Museum of Art and Archaeology made their collection of almost 16,000 objects available in an accessible digital catalog. Plus, see how they empowered students to analyze objects and attach media to materials quickly and accurately.

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Chat with a Collections Management Expert Today

If your current collections management system can’t support your growing collections, permissions requirements, or elevated needs, migrating to Argus may be right for you.

Please get in touch–our team of experienced collections management professionals would love to show you how Argus can help your organization reach its goals.

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