AAHC Data Migration: Improving Data Management and Access in Museum and Collection Records

The Art and Art History Collection (AAHC) holds over 3,000 objects primarily from the Indigenous Americas (US Southwest, Mesoamerica, and South America). This UT Austin collection is largely invisible because it’s only accessible through DASe and ARTstor, two image databases that require a UT log-in. With this project, I initiated a data migration from the collection’s previous state in local spreadsheets to a Collection Management System that allows for the AAHC to be not only managed and organized in a relational database, but also be accessible and discoverable through a public-facing website. Additionally, I ensured data sustainability by creating and documenting workflows for cataloguing and processing.