TMS<\/a> (short for The Museum System), is an ubiquitous presence in hundreds of museums and other cultural heritage institutions around the world. Published by a company called Gallery Systems, TMS is primarily an object database, used to record information about the physical specifications, location, provenance, and exhibition history of art objects. TMS is also used to manage important documentary records like accession sheets and condition reports.<\/p>\nIn addition to its main Objects module, TMS also has other modules that help to contextualize its objects. The Constituents module is used to record information people and institutions related to the Whitney\u2019s objects, including artists, art dealers, shipping companies, and other museums. The Exhibitions module is used to record the exhibition history of the Whitney\u2019s objects both at the Whitney and at other institutions. The Media module is used to manage the documentary images of each objects. The Events module is used to track events in the life cycle of an art piece, such as specific times and locations when a performance art piece was performed. Finally, the Bibliography module is used to track books that feature or otherwise help to provide contextual information about a specific object.<\/p>\n