If you want Free and made specifically for museum content management then you can't go wrong with Omeka. It was developed specifically for online collections. There is a free version, that would be suitable for most smaller museums. http://www.omeka.net/ Best of luck. Robert Wolfe On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 9:51 AM, Mekie Kukan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello readers, > > I am on the board for the Canton Historical Society, a very small > organization. Our Museum is housed in a one-room schoolhouse, and we're > completely run by volunteers. > > To get us moving onto the web, I'm looking for a good web CMS (content > management system), most likely open-source (as we have a very limited > budget), for our organization's web presence as well as some historical > photos, videos, and archival finding aids. So this had me thinking that a > CMS would help solve any problems such as data storage that a typical > website creator (like Squarespace) might not be able to handle. > > I found a couple useful articles ( > http://spyrestudios.com/free-content-management-systems/ and > http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/free-content-management-systems/) but I > wanted to get some input from the professional community. What are some of > the pros/cons to Drupal, WordPress, Joomla, etc. specifically for the > museum sector? Is there a particular CMS most museum professionals are > utilizing? What are some of the specific options I should be considering in > selecting a CMS? Am I on the right track? Thank you so much for all your > help! > > Sincerely, > > Mekie Kukan > Vice President > Canton Historical Society <http://www.cantonhistoricalsociety.org/> > Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/CantonHistoricalSociety/> > LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/mekiekukan> > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > -- Robert Wolfe PreserveWV AmeriCorps [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] (864)-641-8780 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).