Although most of us probably think of Victorian England
first, these Victorian Collections are from the State of Victoria in Australia. Artifacts have been contributed by hundreds of
organizations, and in fact, the website serves as a kind of cultural heritage
inventory, listing organizations that have contributed artifacts alongside
those that have not contributed as yet. It's possible to approach the
collections in several ways. A rotating selection from the 73,450 items in the
collections is displayed badge-style on the home page, with additional
information on any item of interest available with a click. Visitors can select
Organisations to be taken to the directory and map; basic descriptive and
contact information is provided for those organizations with no collection
records. It's also possible to search across all collections using
keywords and names, and searches can be limited to include only those artifacts
with images. Finally, there's a growing set of stories - curated groupings of
items on a theme. Available stories include: Stories of Women on the Land; SS
Casino, 50 Years Steaming in Victoria's Western District; and Symbols of
Survival, Prisoner of war and internee objects in Victorian cultural
collections. Victorian Collections runs on a locally developed collection
management system that is free to use for organizations within Victoria - terms
of use for those in other geographic locations are not specified.
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