Euromuse.net: A Calendar of Major Exhibitions in European Museums
Axel Ermert, Institute for Museum Studies, Germany
Monika Hagedorn-Saupe, Institute for Museum Studies, Germany
http://www.euromuse.net

Professional Forum: Multi-Institutional Calendars

euromuse.net is a public access portal of European art and cultural history museums. Its purpose is to give accurate information on major exhibitions throughout Europe, providing all vital information in one place. Moreover, it offers background information on the organising museums and their collections. Initiated in 1999 by a group of seven major European museums, it went live in a soft launch in autumn, 2001, and was publicly launched in autumn, 2003. By the time of the public launch, the network already consisted of more than 100 museums throughout Europe. This paper presents the euromuse project, describing its development, current state, and plans for further development of the portal