GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts Leipzig
Digital Asset Management
The GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts Leipzig uses Cumulus as a central image and media archive, managing all assets related to PR and communications as well as all object-related digital materials. For efficient operation, the system is connected to the museum database MuseumPlus.
The following tasks were implemented by CDS Gromke e.K. within this continuously growing project:
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Database conceptualization
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Installation and basic configuration of databases, sets, and user accounts
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Administrator and staff training
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Integration of MuseumPlus for an efficient image workflow
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Web applications
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Technical support as first-level support (FLS)
Digitization
CDS Gromke e.K. has already digitized several collections in high resolution for the GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts Leipzig:
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Historical glass plate negatives and sheet films
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Chinoiserie design drawings from the Schultz Codex for Meissen porcelain (digitized with a Cruse scanner)
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Parts of the poster collection (digitized with a Cruse scanner)
Color originals are digitized at CDS Gromke e.K. using integrated color management and ICC-compliant workflows to ensure accurate color reproduction on calibrated and profiled monitors, in print, and across other media applications.