Museum collection management and new technology

This paper presents an outline of the uses of new technology in the museum and heritage sector for thecollection management, access to the collection and the interpretation of the collection. Despite the ever-increasingattention paid to museums, the storage plays a marginal role: an invisible resource, whose potential is often little exploredand/or valued. What is the situation of archaeological museum storage in Uzbekistan? Some reflections are presentedhere, rising from the results of a recent statistical survey conducted within the IVLP Impact Award Project by the writerduring her research project on the Protection and Preservation of Archaeological Collections, in collaboration with theState museums of Uzbekistan and Research Institutions. Results of the survey conducted within the IVLP Impact AwardProject. The study emphasizes the importance of digital inventory and cataloging for protection and preservation.