The custom exhibition report allows you to include selected columns for exporting and reviewing a set of exhibition entries. Along with the custom exhibition report, other custom report options have been simplified for easier report creation. These include custom reports for artwork, publications, and auctions.

To create a custom exhibition report, begin on the exhibition overview page by applying filters to find the relevant exhibition entries. Then do the following:

The delete functionality replaces the previous archive option, enabling efficient management and cleanup of entries.

Only editor and admin users are able to delete entries.

In the entry detail page that you want to delete, find the option in the action bar within the three-dot menu. After clicking , a dialog opens informing you about the consequences of the action you are about to perform. For example, when deleting an archival resource, the dialog will list all the related entries that will be deleted along with it, including the resource’s media, its subresources, and the media of the subresources. To continue, confirm by clicking . As a precaution, the deletion of select entities will prompt a double confirmation, which requires you to type the word “delete” before you can continue.

Always use caution when deleting! Deleted entries can only be restored in exceptionally urgent cases by the Navigating.art team. Contact support to discuss this option in case of an emergency.

Deleted entries can only be restored in exceptionally urgent cases. Contact support to discuss this option in case of emergency.

We expanded the recent selections, added the option to document when no exhibition or auction catalogue exists and improved the agent detail page.

We’ve increased the number of recent selections and made their layout more compact to save space. By default, you’ll now see nine recent selections. Clicking "+ see more" expands the section to display up to 18. Recent selections are available for the selection of agents, resources, and now geographic locations.

A new toggle on exhibition and auction pages lets you document when no catalogue has been published for an entry. This helps clarify that the absence of a catalogue is intentional, not an oversight.

Learn more about documenting the absence of a catalogue for a publication and auction entry.

We’ve extended the agent detail page to include several new features:

We added the ability to manage external primary resources on the platform, and to link artwork media to its corresponding archival source on the public display.

In addition to your own archival holdings, external materials, such as primary sources, may also be relevant to your research. To support a more complete documentation of your project, you can now mark external primary sources on the platform to distinguish them from your own repository. This update includes:

On your public display, you can now provide additional context for artwork media. A link back to the archival resource from which the media originates is now automatically shown for all public resources. This allows viewers to both see the media on the artwork page and locate its source in the archive, offering a deeper understanding of its context.

To include links from artwork media to the archive:

Note: A link to the public archival resource is only shown when the archive section of your public display is activated.

Notes on exhibitions, auctions, and publications can be displayed on their respective public detail pages. To display a note, set its visibility to “public.” The corresponding detail page will automatically update, and the note text will appear in a newly added "Notes" section, while the note type remains private.

You can manually add individual exhibitions and publications to the indices of your catalogue website. Previously, only those entries related to public artwork were included in the indices. By adding selected entries manually, you can include exhibitions and publications that are relevant to your project.

To add individual entries to the indices of your catalogue raisonné project, open the exhibition or publication detail page and add the respective artist as an agent. Select one of the following agent roles:

Learn more in the tutorials about manually adding publications and exhibitions.

Essays have been available for artwork already and can now be added to agent detail pages. Essays are a great way to include additional insights into the artist, their artwork, or related topics in your catalogue, providing valuable context for the reader. Moreover, an improved essay creation process for artwork and agents includes the following updates:

To add an essay text to an agent, open its detail page and navigate to the “Additional” tab.

The timeline feature allows you to provide context to your research and present it in a chronological format.

Timelines can include artworks, agents, publications, exhibitions, auctions, and historical events. By mapping these entities in a structured, chronological format you can tell a story based on your research data. You can include specific dates or broader time periods to highlight key milestones, such as an artist’s creative phases.

Historical events have been added to the platform to provide important context to the timelines. Within an historical event, you can provide a title, a description, a time period, and an image. Once created, you can add the historical event to a timeline.

Read the tutorials about historical events and timelines to learn more.

The agent detail page has undergone several enhancements in recent releases. To maintain a clear and structured layout, we have reorganized it into distinct sections:

Dividing the growing agent detail page into these sections makes navigation more intuitive, allowing you to focus on the most relevant information in each area. By organizing information in respective sections, the agent detail page now presents information more clearly, making it easier to find and interact with key details.

Capturing name variations is key part for precise cataloging. The updated name structure expands the agent name functionality for more accurate documentation and alternate display styles depending on context.

The agent names have been extended with multiple new fields to capture more details and name variations. Most importantly, the field "inverted name" is used for sorting accurately and render bibliographic entries according to the Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS).

On the agent detail pages you will find the extended section for an agent's name entries. This new table view provides a detailed overview of the captured data and offers support in filling in missing fields.

The new inverted name field that is available for each agent name entry is crucial for accurate bibliographic rendering and sorting by author name.

Whenever an inverted name is given for an author, it will automatically be used in the bibliography display of a publication. If no inverted name is provided, the normal order will be displayed instead.

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This release introduces a set of new features designed to improve your workflow and enhance how you manage data and assets. These updates bring more flexibility, and organization to your tasks, making it easier to link, merge, and publish your information.

The media manager helps you efficiently manage your publication media. Included functionalities:

You can now link a publication entry directly in your notes - for instance, to link your publication as the source of a quote, or to enrich notes about research findings coming from publications.

Easily customize the order of your notes by dragging them to the desired position. This lets you organize your notes based on their relevance or preferred sequence, which is especially useful for ordering public notes.

The main name has been moved the new box. This way all agent name variations are stored in the same place. This makes it easier to replace the main name whenever needed, without compromising existing references.

When merging agents, you can now retain the duplicate’s main name as an additional name for the master. This ensures all existing references of the duplicate’s main name remain unchanged and are not replaced by the master’s main name.

The agent relationship feature has been extended with an import functionality, enabling you to import relationships available in the Getty ULAN. This import is available for all agents that have a ULAN ID.

After completing your research on a selected group of artworks, the bulk publishing option helps you bring your updated data online more quickly. This feature can be used by admin users to publish new artworks for the first time or to update multiple artworks at once.

Tagging your artworks with keywords helps you organize them and makes it easier to locate specific works through the search. The keyword search feature is now available on your catalogue raisonné website, enabling visitors to quickly find artworks associated with specific keywords.

Type a keyword into the search bar or choose one from the list of suggested keywords. You can refine your search using the "All" or "Any" options:

To add the keywords filter to your catalogue website, reach out to support@navigating.art.

In this release, we've added a feature to the agent detail page and improved the default filter selection for various search pages. Agents often have various connections - whether family ties, professional relationships, or other associations. The agent relationships feature allows you to clearly display and track these connections on the platform. The following options are now available on the agent detail page:

To make using the filters more efficient, we've changed the selection of filters displayed by default and sorted them alphabetically for easier navigation. Now, the filters most relevant to each section will be shown as the default options. We've adjusted the default filter selection in the following sections:

The publication detail page has received two important updates to ensure an easy overview of connections to relevant agents, exhibitions, auctions, as well as other publications.

The Agents box has been moved higher and now includes all contributors, making linked editors and translators cited in references more easily visible.