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Museum collection management software compared

Compare nine museum collection management systems: collection and publishing, licences, operation, workflows and authority data, with sources and buying questions.

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Announcement

Introducing Contxt Platform

Contxt Platform brings collection management, curatorial content and publishing into one system. Objects, people, documents and exhibitions become part of a shared, connected record.

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Project

Contxt Data: Inside our research

Contxt Data opens a window onto our growing art knowledge graph. Its live dashboard shows research into artists, exhibitions, institutions and works.

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Project

How to Look at Paintings: A closer look

What does a gesture tell us? What might a symbol mean? How to Look at Paintings invites you to explore familiar paintings through their details.

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Project

In Contxt: The world behind the work

A book, a film, a record and a work of art: In Contxt explores the cultural influences that shape artists’ practices. The series is curated by Francesca Gavin.

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Announcement

Contxt arrives in New York for Art Week

A conversational layer over NYC Art Week 2026 — connecting 360+ exhibitions across 250+ museums, galleries, and project spaces through ideas, artists, and real-time location.

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Announcement

Contxt and FITZ & CO launch geo-intelligence for Venice

Connecting more than 190 exhibitions across the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia through ideas, thematic pathways, and a FITZ-curated selection.

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Press

Contxt in Observer: Building a Chatbot for the Art World

Christa Terry sat down with Lukas Amacher to talk about why every artwork deserves a conversation, and how Contxt brings curatorial insight to every visitor in real time.

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Announcement

Introducing the Public Research Preview with bitforms

Together with bitforms gallery, we are making 25 years of exhibitions accessible through conversational AI.

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Press

Contxt in Outland: From Blogs to Bots

Sarah Hromack traces the arc from museum blogs in the 2010s to AI interpretation tools reshaping institutional authority in 2026, and places Contxt among the startups defining what comes next.

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