AI dilemmas
Our February 2026 newsletter featured the “Local Images” website built for Manchester Central Library (MCL), which we launched about a year ago but recently enhanced with metadata derived using what is often vaguely referred to as “AI” (including in our newsletter). Although the whole newsletter was devoted to the topic, in the interest of brevity ... Read more
Bringing search to life (February 2026)
Hello! This month’s newsletter is a little different from our usual format. We wanted to tell you about something exciting that we’ve been working on with Manchester Libraries. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For Christie Library, Manchester Searching a collection of images, and particularly photographs, can be a frustrating experience. What you’re looking ... Read more
Introducing the new South West Collections Explorer (December 2025)
Hello! As we reach the end of the year, and version 5 rolls out, we wanted to forego the usual yearly roundup and instead tell you about a project close to our hearts. We’ve just launched a completely new version of the South West Collections Explorer. SWCE aggregates eleven varied collections from across the South ... Read more
Five things you need to know about The Museum Platform version 5 (October 2025)
Hello! If you’ve been faithfully reading our newsletters and updates since spring (as we’re sure you have!), you’ll know that we’re very excited about version 5 of The Museum Platform. We’ve been dropping plenty of hints about what to expect, but here’s the low-down on the upgrade with everything you need to know right now ... Read more
September news from The Museum Platform (September 2025)
Hello! Summer’s over! Whether you were on the beach or catching up on your backlogs, we hope you had a good one and some autumn cosiness is in store. We’re busy putting the finishing touches to version 5 of TMP, and starting one or two other projects. Read on for the details. And as always, ... Read more
June news from The Museum Platform (June 2025)
Hello! It’s June, and we’re as busy as ever as we start to put the finishing touches on version 5. Here are some improvements we’ve been making to TMP, some objects we’ve found, some features we’re working on and some thoughts on AI. Happy reading! As always, if there’s anything here you want to chat ... Read more
May news from The Museum Platform (May 2025)
Hello! May’s here, the sun is out and we’re as busy as ever, finishing projects and starting new ones. Here’s some of what we’ve been up to, and some curious things found in tabs we haven’t closed yet… Read on! And as always, if any of this piques your curiosity… drop us a line! Feeling ... Read more
April news from The Museum Platform (April 2025)
Hello! Another month has passed, and we’ve been busy updating infrastructure and making plans for the next version of TMP. Here’s a little sample of what we’ve been making, and some intriguing things that have crossed our desktops. Enjoy! And as always, if you have any questions or suggestions… drop us a line! Doing it ... Read more
Spring is in the air with fresh things from TMP (March 2025)
Hello! Has it been a month already? It’s been a busy one for us here at The Museum Platform, with a summit in Sheffield to plan new features and get ready for the launch of version 5 of TMP. You’ll be hearing a lot more about this very soon. In the meantime, here’s some news ... Read more
A belated happy new year from The Museum Platform (February 2025)
Hello! Welcome to the first in what we hope will be a more regular and informative update from all of us at The Museum Platform. We’d like to tell you about what we’ve been up to, and also what we’re going to be getting up to, as we develop the next version of TMP. In this ... Read more