OBJECTS FROM THE PAST, NARRATIVES FOR THE PRESENT

This paper aims to participate to the dialogue about the content management systems for han- dling enriched museum information. We will argue that the collections management systems (CMSs) used today leave out important and valuable inter- pretative data created in the daily work of the mu- seum. A review of the currently used systems and a presentation of the advantages and disadvantages of those will support the argument. Furthermore museum theory and practice that articulates the interpretative framework towards content mana- gement will be discussed along with some efforts to approach such a future development