The mission of the CU Art Museum of the University of Colorado Boulder is “to explore the transformative power of art and inspire critical dialogue.” Their collection grew significantly in the last ten years and it became clear that the database which they used to manage it (accessible only to three staff members) was no longer suitable. With several goals in mind, museum staff reviewed several museum collection management software applications, and settled on Argus as the one which filled their needs to facilitate exploration of the thousands of works in their collection and to inspire dialogue among faculty, students and the community at large. The Museum’s mission is tightly aligned to the University’s mission, which includes a commitment to innovative use of technology – so the

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