by Sholeen Sanker | May 10, 2019 | ETHER, Latest News, Museum Web Sites, Museums
We at ETHER Initiative have come to the conclusion that it is important to get a better understanding of the Heritage sector in South Africa. Much has happened in the 25 years since democracy began and in this time span, many aspirations were put forward to...
by Roger Layton | Jan 31, 2019 | ETHER Base, ETHER Education, ETHER Governance, GRAP 103, Latest News, Museums, workshops
Museums carry much of the most important of our human history and our knowledge of the world. It is essential that museums are governed under the best practices possible, and that the Board Members, both individually and collectively, can rise to be the best. We have...
by Roger Layton | Jan 31, 2019 | ETHER Base, ETHER Governance, GRAP 103, Latest News, Museums
The Concept of the One Museum We, as the world’s museums, should make our collections more accessible to the user community, by creating a single point of entry – which we call the “One Museum”. Dr Roger Layton presented a paper on this topic...
by Roger Layton | Oct 17, 2018 | ETHER Base, ETHER Governance, GRAP 103, Latest News, Museums
All museums in the public sector have struggled with the implementation of GRAP 103 in the past few years. The has resulted in qualified audits for many museums, and the consequent perception that the museum is not well-run. I ask in this article whether you should...
by Roger Layton | Sep 28, 2018 | collections management, ETHER Base, Latest News, Museums, SPECTRUM
We are happy to announce that ETHER Base V2.1 has become one of only three Collections Management Systems (CMSs) in the world which meet the strict requirements for Spectrum 5. ETHER Base has a unique design among the range of CMSs available throughout the world,...
by Sholeen Sanker | Sep 13, 2018 | ETHER, ETHER Conservation, Museums
It is with great regret that we are announcing the temporary closure of the Conservation Unit of ETHER (ETHER Conservation), which imports and distributes conservation materials for museums and similar collections. This closure is a direct result of factors outside of...
