Tabs into
field notes.
Turn search results, collection pages and licensed images into a precise brief that returns attention to the real museum object.
A useful tab leads back to an exact object.
Keep identifier, institution, source date, image credit and uncertainty attached from screen to gallery.
Search from identifiers, not impressions
Turn a remembered shape into a controlled query without letting the first plausible result replace the exact museum object.
Open digital card02 / RECORDSOne object can have several digital records
Compare museum pages, collection databases, excavation archives and publications without flattening their different purposes.
Open digital card03 / IMAGESMatch the image before reading the caption
Use whole form, viewpoint, component and source metadata to prevent a striking crop from becoming the wrong object.
Open digital card04 / CITATIONSA citation trail should survive a changed page
Save enough institution, identifier, title, date and location detail to recover a claim after a URL moves.
Open digital card05 / FRESHNESSCurrent online does not mean current in the gallery
Separate page freshness, collection knowledge, visitor conditions and physical display state before planning a visit.
Open digital card06 / OFFLINECarry the digital brief into the gallery
Turn tabs and saved links into a compact offline sheet that supports looking without replacing the live object.
Open digital card
One object, several records.
Compare their purpose and wording without flattening them into one perfect page.
Read the card