Plateau Strategy
Art, objects and the stories they carry
Universal Gallery
Tap any object to read its story. If it is new to us, we’ll write and save its own story for the next visitor.
Your photograph
Take a photo and explore the collection results.
Follow the clues
No matching object yet
Try the title or accession number exactly as it appears on the label. A photograph of the label can help when the name is difficult to read.
Our stories stay with the objects. When you find an artwork we have written about, look for “Provided by us” beside it.
Newly discovered objects help our collection grow. The archive has its own quiet home, ready when you want it.
Research a private artwork or an unidentified object
Your artwork does not have to belong to a museum. Start with a clear photograph and any readable signature or label. If the maker is unknown, a description is still useful. No catalogue match does not mean an object is unimportant.
For work by a living artist, ask the artist for its title, date, materials and exhibition history. For older objects, compare documented examples, artist archives and published auction records. Keep ownership documents and photographs of markings for an expert to review.
Our current catalogue search does not cover every private collection or auction archive. A visual similarity is a research lead, not authentication, provenance or a sale valuation.
Start with a photograph