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:

  • Database conceptualization

  • Installation and basic configuration of databases, sets, and user accounts

  • Administrator and staff training

  • Integration of MuseumPlus for an efficient image workflow

  • Web applications

  • 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:

  • Historical glass plate negatives and sheet films

  • Chinoiserie design drawings from the Schultz Codex for Meissen porcelain (digitized with a Cruse scanner)

  • 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.