Migrate from Artwork Archive
Move your Artwork Archive catalog across, artist names and all.
Why it’s a clean move
Artwork Archive exports a fixed, ordered set of columns — including a split Artist First Name / Last Name that most importers stumble on.
Our preset knows that layout: it recombines the split artist name and maps Artwork Archive's full status list — including Donated, Deaccessioned, Lost, and Work Destroyed — onto true ex-inventory states, so the map step starts mostly done.
Export from Artwork Archive
Get your data out — then bring the file to our import wizard.
- Export your pieces from Artwork Archive to CSV.
- Keep the columns in their default order — the preset expects Artwork Archive's fixed layout.
- Include image references if your export carries them.
What our preset maps
You confirm every column before anything commits — nothing is guessed silently.
- Piece Name → title; split Artist First/Last → a single artist we resolve or create.
- Medium, dimensions, description, and current location auto-map from the fixed headers.
- The 10-value status list collapses onto our availability field.
- Non-numeric dates (“c. 1965”) are left for you to place — our year field takes a number.
Good to know
The honest edges — small things worth a look so nothing surprises you.
- Dimensions carry a per-account unit (inches or cm). We seed the metric fields — confirm at preview if your export is in inches.
- The longer status list collapses onto our availability field; there's no separate On Hold or On Consignment, so those read as their nearest match.
Bring Artwork Archive across
Start free and import it yourself, or have us run the transition with you.