We are Navigating.art
Cultural heritage lives in databases, paper archives, books, and collections across the globe. But new digital tools can help connect those silos, encourage collaboration, and enhance transparency.
Navigating.art is a nonprofit organization that exists to protect and promote cultural heritage by empowering teams with the tools they need to create and publish digital catalogues raisonnés and archives smoothly.
Everything we do is about protecting and promoting cultural heritage.
Our story
In 2021, a group of art historians and developers recognized the potential of new technologies to ease the creation of digital catalogues raisonnés and archives for global audiences. Navigating.art has since applied digital strategies to meet the needs of institutions, increasing the availability of historic materials and lowering the barrier to comprehensive research. It became a nonprofit organization in 2024, supported by the Hasso Plattner Foundation, bringing its legal status in line with its mission to protect and promote cultural heritage.
About the Hasso Plattner Foundation
The Hasso Plattner Foundation pursues philanthropic initiatives that educate and inspire generations and bring about positive societal change in the areas of science, environmental conservation, and art.
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Media enquiries
Press coverage of our impact
Steering Ahead of Art and Time, .Art Odyssey
Forms Larger and Bolder: Eva Hesse Drawings, E-Flux
Hauser & Wirth Institute publishes Franz Kline's catalogue raisonné, Art Daily
Remembering Franz Kline, who championed expressionism and paved the way for minimalism, Document
Prof. Robert S. Mattison finalizes online catalog of artist Franz Kline, Lafayette
The Letters of Picasso’s Dealer and a Century’s Worth of Impressionist Archives Are Going Online, ArtNet
Secret papers on famous artists, including Gauguin, Renoir and Monet to be revealed, The Art Newspaper
Full artwork attributions and copyright information are available in the Imprint.