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Collection registration for small museums

Photograph the object. Lade drafts the record. You decide what goes in.

Register your collection with the ten items the Museumnorm 2025 asks for at minimum. Made for volunteers. Your first object is in within a few minutes.

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Free up to 250 objects. No credit card needed.

Example with made-up data

A copper coffee pot with a black wooden handle, photographed from the side

Object number

2026.001

The AI filled in 4 fields. Check them before you approve the object.

The AI never fills in

Only you decide these.

  • Provenance
  • Location
  • Owner
  • Rights
  • Dimensions

4 fields are still waiting for review.

  • Object type

    AI draft

    Coffee pot

  • Title

    AI draft

    Copper coffee pot with wooden handle

This is an example. There is no real object and nothing is saved.

How it works

  1. Step 1

    Photo

    Take a photo or choose one. The object number follows your own numbering.

  2. Step 2

    Review

    The AI only suggests what the photo shows. You accept each field, edit it or reject it.

  3. Step 3

    Done

    The object is in your register. If you want to show it, you add it to your public page yourself.

Museumnorm 2025

Ten items, and who fills them in

The Museumnorm 2025 names ten items as the minimum registration. Lade shows for each item who fills it in. So you know what is left to do.

AI draft, you approve2

  • Object name

    The AI suggests what the object is.

  • Short description

    The AI describes what you can see in the photo.

Filled in by Lade5

  • Object number

    The next number from your own series. You can change it.

  • Quantity

    One by default. You change it for a group.

  • Current owner

    Filled in with your museum. You can change it.

  • Registrar

    The person who is logged in.

  • Registration date

    The day you register the object.

You fill in3

  • Photo

    You take the photo or choose one.

  • Current location

    You choose the place where the object is kept.

  • Provenance of the object

    How the object came to the museum. Only you know this.

See how far you are on each item

Your overview shows, for each of the ten items, how many objects are complete. So you know where to add information first.

Lade supports the minimum registration of the Museumnorm. The Museumregister decides for itself whether a museum meets it.

Honest about AI

The AI writes in pencil. You write in ink.

A suggestion from the AI is never final. It stays marked until a person accepts it, edits it or rejects it.

  • Every suggestion carries the label "AI draft" with a pencil mark.
  • The log keeps who accepted or edited a field.
  • You cannot approve an object that still has open suggestions.
  • Your public page carries a short note that a text was drafted with AI and checked by the museum.

What the AI suggests

Only what the photo shows.

  • Object type
  • Title
  • Description
  • Materials
  • Techniques
  • Keywords
  • Dating
  • Inscription

What the AI never writes

You have this knowledge. The AI does not.

  • Provenance and acquisition
  • Owner
  • Location
  • Rights
  • Dimensions

Import

Bring in your Excel list without breaking anything

Choose your file and match its columns to the fields in Lade. You see what goes wrong first. Only then does Lade create objects.

  • Excel, CSV and ZCBS files
  • A suggested match for every column
  • An error list you can download
  • Can be undone within 24 hours
Example of a column match
Column in your fileField in Lade
Inv.nrObject number
WatObject name
Omschr.Description
WaarLocation
NotitieCustom field: Notitie
Example of a column match. The column names are made up.
A beige earthenware jug with a handle and a label that reads Gebr. Smit, Zaandam

Earthenware jug with a label of Gebr. Smit

Object number
2026.002
Material
Earthenware
Inscription
GEBR. SMIT, ZAANDAM

Public page

Your collection online, in your museum's colour

Put approved objects on a page of their own. You decide which fields everyone sees. What you do not choose stays internal.

  • Every object gets a fixed web address that does not change.
  • Suitable for a QR code on the label in the gallery.
  • A photo only goes online with a description for readers who cannot see it.
See an example collection

A made-up museum with made-up data.

Your data stays yours

  • Export everything

    Download your whole collection as CSV or JSON, at any time and on every plan.

  • Log

    Every change is in it: who, what and when.

  • Nothing vanishes quietly

    You can restore a deleted object for 30 days. You cannot delete an approved object.

  • Hosting in the EU

    Your data is kept on servers in the European Union.

Honest prices

All amounts are per year and exclude VAT. You pay by invoice.

All details on the pricing page

  • Start

    Free

    250 objects

  • Standard

    €290 per year

    excl. VAT

    5,000 objects

  • Plus

    €790 per year

    excl. VAT

    Unlimited (fair use)

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to use the AI?

No. You can also fill in every object entirely yourself. The AI is a tool.

Who sees my data?

Only the people you invite. The public page shows only what you choose.

Can I take my data with me if I stop?

Yes. You can always export as CSV or JSON, also on the free plan.

Is this approved by the Museumregister?

No, and we do not claim it is. Lade supports the minimum registration of the Museumnorm 2025. The Museumregister decides for itself whether your museum meets it.

What does it cost to start?

Nothing. The Start plan is free up to 250 objects. Reading and exporting always keep working.

Does it work on a tablet or phone?

Yes. Lade works on a computer, a tablet and a phone.

Start with one object

Make a free account and register your first object. You do not need a credit card.

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