The Madrona Platform
A complete software suite for cultural heritage organizations. Integrated applications built on a shared data layer with full audit history.
Request a demoIntegrated applications for cultural heritage
Collections
Available nowStandards-based collection management
Collection management built from the ground up for cultural heritage standards. Manage objects, locations, loans, acquisitions, and conditions with complete audit trails.
Learn more- Complete collection workflow coverage
- Location and movement tracking
- Loan management (in and out)
- Acquisition and deaccession workflows
- Condition reporting and conservation
- Object relationships and hierarchies
- Getty vocabulary integration (AAT, ULAN, TGN)
- Field-level permissions and audit history
- Collections assistant trained on museum knowledge
- Barcode scanning and inventory campaigns
- Branded document generation (loan agreements, condition reports)
- Geographic mapping and collection origin visualization
Media
Available nowDigital asset management
Comprehensive digital asset management with rights tracking, automated processing, and publishing tools. Store, organize, and distribute digital assets with full provenance.
Learn more- Rights and consent management
- Automatic derivative generation
- Video transcoding
- Watermark templates
- Hierarchical folder organization
- Lightboxes for curation and sharing
- Download request workflows
- IIIF image serving
- AI-powered tagging, OCR, and visual search
- Digital preservation with OAIS compliance
Content
Available nowWebsite and public collection access
Build and manage your institution's website with a block-based editor connected to your collection data. Pages, blog posts, event calendars, exhibition guides, and public collection access - all pulling from the same shared data layer.
Learn more- Block-based page builder with 30+ content blocks
- Blog publishing with scheduling and categories
- Event calendar connected to institutional programming
- Exhibition pages linked to Collections data
- Public collection search and browse
- Embeddable collection widget or standalone interface
- IIIF image delivery for public-facing media
- Navigation menu builder
- SEO metadata and social sharing controls
- Custom branding - colors, fonts, and logos
Platform roadmap
Additional applications are on the roadmap - including membership, donor management, admissions, and retail - built on the same shared data layer. Contact us to discuss timelines and priorities.
Guide
A museum-trained assistant in every app
Guide is the museum-trained intelligence built into Madrona. It works inside Collections, Media, and Content - answering questions, explaining standards, and surfacing the right record at the right moment. Included with every plan.
Learn about GuideShared foundation
Every application is built on the same infrastructure, giving you consistency across the platform.
Canonical data store
One authoritative record per entity. No duplication, no conflicting versions.
Complete audit history
Every change is recorded with timestamp, user, and before/after values.
Role-based access control
Granular permissions at the field level. Control who sees and edits what.
Full-text search
Search across collections and media with faceted filtering.
API access
RESTful APIs for integration with external systems and custom applications.
Public collection access
Publish selected records to a searchable public interface via API. Control which fields and images are visible.
Record discussions
Append-only comments on any record - objects, loans, acquisitions, media. Auditable institutional memory with watch and notify.
Linked data readiness
Non-blocking quality scores show how LOD-ready each record is, with actionable suggestions for improvement.
Built for cultural heritage standards
Madrona supports the standards that matter to cultural heritage institutions.
Dublin Core
Dublin Core metadata standard for interoperability and resource description
CDWA
Categories for the Description of Works of Art
Getty Vocabularies
AAT, ULAN, and TGN integration
IIIF
International Image Interoperability Framework
Linked Open Data
JSON-LD export suitable for CIDOC-CRM mapping
Works with your existing systems
Madrona connects to the systems you already have. During implementation, we configure data migration from legacy databases, API connections, and ongoing synchronization - without replacing what already works.
Learn more about integrationsSee the platform in action
Schedule a demo to see how Madrona can transform your collections infrastructure.
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