Simple to use does not mean careless with the collection.
MuseumBuild is designed around recognized museum stewardship practices and built to make good process easier to follow — not to replace your judgment about what stays private.
Publishing is a deliberate, human action
The Museum Coach can catalog objects and answer questions, but it never publishes, withdraws, or deletes anything. Only a person on your team clicks that button.
Private by default
New objects are private the moment they're created. Publishing shares only the name and description you explicitly approve — donor details, values, and exact locations never leave your workspace.
Each museum's data is separate
Every collection record, location, and photo is tied to your museum's own tenant. Cross-museum data references aren't possible at the database level, not just in application logic.
Permission-based access
Team members are owners, editors, or viewers. Viewers can't create, edit, or move anything.
A complete audit history
Every object creation, movement, and publish/withdraw action is recorded in an append-only log, so institutional memory survives volunteer and board turnover.
Your data is always yours
Export your records at any time. If you ever cancel, you keep access to get your data out — nothing is held hostage.
Backups
Your data lives in a managed Postgres database with automated backups, not a spreadsheet on someone's laptop.
MuseumBuild does not currently claim formal certification or standards compliance (e.g. SOC 2). This page describes what the platform actually does today.