Art collection management software

Art collection management software that keeps every work on one trustworthy record.

Aurelian is a private workspace for collectors, estates and advisors: catalogue every work with images and provenance, track valuations and locations over time, and keep the documents an insurer, buyer or heir will ask for — attached to the work itself, not lost in a folder. Start with a 7-day free trial.

What the software actually does

Six modules, one record per work. No parallel spreadsheets, no folders of orphaned scans.

Catalogue & provenance

Every work carries a permanent inventory number with artist, year, medium, dimensions and edition. Provenance, exhibition history and attached documents — invoices, certificates, appraisals — sit against the record, not in a separate folder.

Provenance software

Valuations & insurance

Record each valuation with its date, amount, currency and valuer so the history survives instead of being overwritten. Keep insurance schedules alongside the works they cover, ready for a renewal or a claim.

Document a collection for insurance

Locations & loans

Track where every work hangs — home, storage, on loan — and when it moved. Loans carry dates and counterparties so nothing leaves the house without a record of where it went.

Art collection tracking guide

Estate & succession readiness

A complete, current record is what an estate needs: inventory with locations, images, acquisition and valuation records, provenance documentation, and the names of the advisor, insurer and conservator to call.

For estates

Contacts & advisors

Keep every dealer, advisor, restorer, insurer and shipper in a private register linked to the works they have touched.

For advisors

Export & reporting

See collection value at a glance and export the full record to CSV whenever you want it — for an insurer, an accountant, or your own files.

Private art collection management

See the workspace before you sign up

An illustrative view of the collector workspace: works, valuations, locations and documents in one place.

Product preview

See inside the workspace

This is the same workspace you get after signing up, shown with sample data. Click through the tabs.

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Galleries & Dealers

Overview

Inventory value
€412,800
63 works catalogued
Client lifetime value
€284,050
41 active collectors
Open consignments
12
2 expiring this month
Needs attention
  • Consignment for “Sea Wall III” expires in 9 days
  • Invoice #2026-041 unpaid for 32 days
  • Follow-up due: L. Bertrand (tomorrow)
Recent activity
  • Viewing room opened by Fondation Mercier
  • “Marble Fragment” marked sold — €11,000
  • Condition report attached to AUR-0142

Preview rendered with sample data. Your workspace adapts to the practice you select at sign-up — gallery, artist, collector, advisor, jeweller or watch dealer.

Moving off a spreadsheet?

Most collections start in a sheet. Download the free inventory template, fill it in, and import the CSV straight into your workspace — the fields match.

Questions collectors ask

What is art collection management software?

Art collection management software is a structured database for a private collection: each work gets a permanent record holding artist, title, year, medium, dimensions, images, provenance documents, valuations, condition reports, insurance details and location. It replaces the folder of spreadsheets and scanned paperwork with one searchable record that exports whenever you need it.

Who is art collection management software for?

Private collectors who want a trustworthy record of what they own, estates and foundations managing an artist's œuvre or a deceased collector's holdings, and advisors who manage acquisitions across several client collections. It is also used by family offices that need reporting on art as an asset class.

What should art collection management software record?

At minimum: a permanent inventory number, artist, title, year, medium, dimensions, edition, acquisition source, date and price, current location, condition and images. Beyond that: provenance and exhibition history, attached documents (invoices, certificates, appraisals), valuation history with dates and valuers, and insurance schedules.

How is it different from a spreadsheet?

A spreadsheet holds text about works; collection management software holds the works. Images, documents, valuation history and provenance sit against each record rather than in separate files, locations and loans are tracked over time, and the whole collection can be searched, filtered and exported without maintaining parallel documents that drift out of sync.

Can I export my data if I cancel?

Yes. The full inventory — every field you have recorded — exports to CSV at any time, including during the trial and after cancellation. Your records are yours.

Catalogue it once. Keep it for the life of the collection.

7 days free, then $29/month. Every module included, export anytime.

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