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Meet the Leading Museum Collections Management Platform

We don’t sell or share your data… ever.

Argus is used by museums and art galleries of all sizes, budgets, and collection types.

Offer An Accessible Online Collection

Expand access to your entire collection through an engaging public web portal. Highlight specific exhibits and objects for a global audience and enable browsing of your collection through powerful search options—including Google.

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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

Deploy technology that’s built to adapt as your collection grows or your needs change. Customize the system in just a few clicks—without relying on IT or programmers—no matter your museum’s size, staffing levels, or budget.

Why Museum Professionals Trust Argus

“Argus is contemporary and easy to use and allows us to publicly express our commitment to cultural heritage and care of the collections, which brings peace of mind to donors and funders, establishes credibility, and makes us relatable and even more fundable.”

Tracy Calogheros

CEO, The Exploration Place + Science Centre

“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

“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

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Argus is the Leading Web-based Collections Management System for Museums and Galleries of All Sizes

Enhance curation, expand online access, and create an enriching experience for both in-person and virtual visitors.

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Give Digital Access to Visitors and Staff Alike

Let visitors explore your collection 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

Lucidea’s 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 programming required. The Argus API also lets you connect collections management data with membership tools and financial systems for streamlined reporting.

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Our team of experienced collection management professionals would love to show you how Argus can help your organization reach its goals.

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Argus is Used in Thousands of Museums Like Yours

Learn how the 12-person team at the University of Missouri’s Museum of Art and Archaeology made their collection of almost 16,000 objects available in an accessible, digital catalog through Argus. Plus, see how they empowered students to analyze objects and attach media to materials quickly and accurately.

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