the natural history museum - london

Qatar Museums Authority
QMA Tower is the central administration building
Established in 2005, the Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) oversees museum
development in Qatar. Managed by a board of trustees headed by Sheikha Al
Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, QMA strives to become a global
leader in the world of museums, art and heritage. As a participant in the Qatar
National Vision 2030, QMA’s goals are also closer to home, working toward the
development, progress and prosperity of the Qatari people.
The Museum of Islamic Art in Doha was the first of QMA’s museums to
implement EMu. After mapping and migrating legacy data, operations and
access levels were defined, with user privileges set according to museum
workflows and staff roles. The Museum’s EMu database is maintained by KE at
both the application and system levels with KE scheduling server backups,
system upgrades, and monitoring performance.
Nine other museums managed by QMA followed a similar implementation
process, including The Orientalist Museum, National Museum of Qatar, Qatar
Olympic & Sports Museum, Arab Museum of Modern Art, Natural History
Museum,
Children
Museum,
Weaponry
Museum,
International
Media
Collection. Other museums and collections are set to follow.
Throughout implementation, training and ongoing support have been provided
by KE in Arabic and English.
"We use EMu to find locations of objects and update locations of
internal and external movements, provenances and mark objects
that require a CITES document."
Marie-Astrid Martin, Collection Coordinator at the Museum of Islamic Art
As the project progresses and new opportunities presented by EMu become
apparent, the scope of work continues to expand. QMA has now seen the
introduction of digital
asset
management tools, metadata
extraction
technologies, the development of thesauri, the creation of specialised user
training to complement museum workflows, and development of data
distribution through portals, mobile devices and websites.
"The great thing about EMu is that it is highly customisable to each
user so I can create shortcuts, specific lists and edit groups to make
information easier for users to retrieve."
Elena Newman, Super User at the Museum of Islamic Art
QMA's EMu team in the Information Management Division has been critical to
the success of the project, and is also responsible for organising the first
Collections Management Conference in the Middle East. The event was
attended by regional and international museum experts and showcased QMA’s
world class collections.
KEY FACTS: EMu user since 2011 | Collections include: Islamic Art, Modern Art, Natural History, Oral History, Archeology, Anthropology
Numismatics | Number of users: 100 | Number of records 110,000 | Number of Museums Live: over 9
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