by Roger Layton | Oct 17, 2018 | ETHER Base, ETHER Governance, GRAP 103, Latest News, Museums
All museums in the public sector have struggled with the implementation of GRAP 103 in the past few years. The has resulted in qualified audits for many museums, and the consequent perception that the museum is not well-run. I ask in this article whether you should...
by Roger Layton | Sep 28, 2018 | collections management, ETHER Base, Latest News, Museums, SPECTRUM
We are happy to announce that ETHER Base V2.1 has become one of only three Collections Management Systems (CMSs) in the world which meet the strict requirements for Spectrum 5. ETHER Base has a unique design among the range of CMSs available throughout the world,...
by Sholeen Sanker | Sep 13, 2018 | ETHER, ETHER Conservation, Museums
It is with great regret that we are announcing the temporary closure of the Conservation Unit of ETHER (ETHER Conservation), which imports and distributes conservation materials for museums and similar collections. This closure is a direct result of factors outside of...
by Roger Layton | Aug 30, 2017 | collections management, ETHER Base, ETHER Digital, ETHER Education, ETHER Governance, GRAP 103, Museums, workshops
GRAP 103 season has started, and is already in full swing as museums, libraries, archives, and galleries rush to meet the deadlines for financial reporting at the end of this financial year. We are offering a range of support to help your institution prepare and to...
by Sholeen Sanker | Aug 25, 2017 | collections management, ETHER Conferences, ETHER Conservation, Heritage News, Museums, storage management
ETHER will be attending two conferences between September and October and will be displaying many of our products related to ETHER Conservation and ETHER Base. The conferences that we would be attending are the UKZN Preservation Conservation Conference and the...
by Sholeen Sanker | May 18, 2017 | ETHER, ETHER Conservation, Heritage News, Museum Web Sites, Museums, oral history
18 May 2017 marks International Museum Day. It started in 1977 and is lead by International Council of Museums (ICOM). International Museum Day has grown and as many as 35 000 museums took part in 2016. The theme for this year is, “Museums and contested...
