Art museum launches online database
The Zanesville Museum of Art has launched its online database of the permanent collection.
The Zanesville Museum of Art has launched its online database of the permanent collection. The database, featuring sections of the museum’s over-8,000-piece collection, has been a year-long undertaking of photographing and digitizing the artwork.
“We are so excited to finally be able to share this project with the public,” ZMA marketing coordinator and finance administrator Dan Pitcock said. “It is a whole new way for the public to interact with the museum’s collection, and we are looking forward to seeing how guests use the online database.”
About the database
Over 3,000 works from the museum’s permanent collection can now be accessed online by guests. This includes American art pottery, studio pottery, paintings and more. In addition, all works currently on view at the ZMA are available in the database.
Featuring the ability to search by artist, keyword, donor, subject and more, the database is a new way for guests to access the ZMA’s collection and celebrate the arts in the region. ZMA staff have been working on creating better access for the public, and the new database has made the efforts worthwhile.
One of the outcomes from the database is the research possibilities. Students, professors and scholars can utilize the ZMA’s collection for research and learning. For example, students are able to search for Ohio artists or Ohio art and discover the many artists and pieces of artwork the Buckeye State has produced.
Visit www.zanesvilleart.org/collections. Once there, guests can search by specific terms, keywords and even browse a random selection of works from the collection.