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>
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