MomaPIX for culture and archives

Serious archival structure, easy reference, enhancement possible.

For foundations, photo libraries, universities, historical archives and institutions that need to preserve, describe, research and make accessible a photographic heritage while respecting its complexity.

Among the cultural institutions that have chosen us

Alinari Foundation
Luce Archives
Gilardi Photo Library
Garbani Archives
Vajenti Foundation
Bicocca University
Opal Photo
Rossini Opera Festival
Heritage School Foundation
To whom it is addressed

How MomaPIX is used in archives and culture

MomaPIX supports the consultation and enhancement of photographic heritage while maintaining structure, descriptive rigor, and cataloging quality.

Historical photo archive

Rigorous cataloging, precise searching, orderly access. The platform supports complex structures, thesauri, collections, and series, helping archivists and researchers work without losing descriptive quality.

Clients: Alinari – Luce – Gilardi – Garbani – Vajenti

Public consultation and research

One part of the archive may be open to the public, another confidential. The public consults, accredited researchers delve, archivists manage.

Clients: Foundations – public bodies – universities

Enhancement and user rights

Heritage is not just preserved: it is made usable and monetizable. Licensing, printing, and reuse can be managed in an orderly manner, with clear rules and traceability.

Clients: Photographic archives – foundations

Migration from legacy systems

Bringing a historical archive to the cloud without losing structure and context. Metadata mapping, controlled import, respect for existing hierarchies, and support during transition.

Clients: Archives in modernization
230M
MANAGED FILES.
450+
TB of assets under management
2006
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99,9%
UPTIME CLOUD
What makes MomaPIX useful

Functions told in archival language.

Serious but understandable: the visitor must feel that we really know the world of archives, not that we are adapting just any DAM.

Standards, schemes and controlled vocabularies

Cataloging remains consistent and description does not degrade as the archive grows.

Hierarchies, funds, series, and structured navigation

The complexity of the archive is respected, not reduced to simple folders.

Advanced search and natural search for non-specialist users

Archivists and researchers work technically; the public searches more spontaneously.

Differentiated access for the public, scholars, and insiders

Open consultation, restricted funds, materials not yet public: every level is governable.

Applications, licensing and heritage enhancement

Very useful when the archive also has to sustain itself through usage rights or sale of reproductions.

Migration from legacy systems without loss of context

Metadata mapping and controlled import: the original structure is respected in the passage.

The words of customers

Who uses MomaPIX every day

Foundations, archives, universities and institutions: the voices of those who manage and enhance complex photographic heritages between preservation, description and access.

“MomaPIX provides many tools to consult, submit selections and work securely with clients.”

Patrizia Piccini

Gilardi Photo Library

“Searching for photos and videos is simple and intuitive for all levels of use.”

Rita Scartoni

Alinari Foundation for Photography

“We have been using DAM MomaPIX for years and are very satisfied with the service and updates.”

Federico Tarrés

Prism Archivo

REAL CASES.

The projects that best explain the value of MomaPIX

sito MomPIX responsive

The Alinari Foundation chooses MomaPIX for the management of its photographic archive

Catalogo Ragionato Ando Gilardi con DAM MomaPIX

The Digital Catalogue Raisonné of Ando Gilardi is Now Online

Archivio storico Gilardi

The Gilardi historical archive is managed with the DAM software MomaPIX

The AISM photographic archive is managed with MomaPIX DAM

DEMO

Not a generic archive, but a DAM designed for real workflows.

Book a 20-minute call: We’ll show you how MomaPIX can fit your repository, your users and your workflows.

  • Demo built on your operational scenario
  • Examples from clients and real cases
  • Comparison on research, permitting, distribution, and supplementation