Advancing art history through connected, durable data

Navigating.art is a nonprofit that helps institutions preserve, connect, and publish art-historical research as data so that knowledge remains accessible, useful, and open to future discovery.

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Using the Navigating.art platform, the Wildenstein Plattner Institute published new research on 110 works by Claude Monet. This is the first installment of a complete revision of Daniel Wildenstein’s Monet catalogue raisonné.

The digital publication gives readers worldwide access to revised scholarship and creates a resource that can continue to develop as new evidence emerges.

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Making revised scholarship accessible worldwide

Claude Monet: The Revised Catalogue Raisonné; The Pastels

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From complex research to connected data

Art-historical research develops across artwork, exhibitions, publications, archival documents, people, and institutions. The Navigating.art platform allows research teams to record each kind of information and connect related records.

Teams can manage their research in one place and publish selected data online. Readers can then move between artwork, sources, and related scholarship, making connections that are often difficult to trace in print.

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Preserving the long-term value of art-historical knowledge

Art-historical knowledge helps people understand cultural heritage, visual culture, and the histories that shape the present. Preserving this knowledge requires more than placing information online. Research must remain accessible, connected to its sources, and able to accommodate new discoveries.

As a nonprofit, Navigating.art develops digital tools and educational resources that help institutions preserve and share scholarship for the benefit of researchers and the public.

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Research and guidance for digital art history

Digital projects require art historians to make decisions about data, access, standards, and long-term publication. We share research, case studies, and practical guidance that help scholars and institutions make those decisions with confidence.