Spectrum around the world
Spectrum is used not only in the UK but in a growing number of countries internationally. The national museum agencies of several countries have translated versions of the standard into their own languages, licensed by Collections Trust. Here are more details and links to these localised versions of Spectrum.
If you represent a national museum organisation and are interested in translating Spectrum please contact us.
Belgium
SPECTRUM N Belgie Standard for Collection Management in Museums version 1.0
Partner organisation: FARO
Spectrum version: 3.1
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Brazil
SPECTRUM PT version 1.0
Partner organisations: Centre for Documentation and Memory, Immigration Museum, Sao Paulo State Secretary of Culture
Spectrum version: 4.0. Published: 2013.
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Finland
Museum cataloguing instructions
Partner organisations: National Board of Antiquities, Finnish National Gallery, Finnish Museums Association
Spectrum version: 4.0 (units of information). Published: 2014.
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Germany
SPECTRUM 3.1 – deutsche Fassung
Partner organisations: German Museum Association, Institut of Museumsforschung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Preussischer Kulturbesitz.
Spectrum version: 3.1. Published: 2013.
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Netherlands
SPECTRUM-N 1.0
Partner organisation: Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed
Spectrum version: 3.1. Published: 2008.
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Norway
Partner organisations: Kulturrådet: Norwegian Arts Council, Seksjon for museumsutvikling
Spectrum version: 4.0. Published: 2016.
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Poland
Partner organisation: National Institute for Museums and Public Collections (NIMOZ)
Spectrum version: 4.0. Published: 2016.
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Portugal
SPECTRUM PT version 1.0
Partner organisations: Alexandre Matos of Sistemas do Futuro, Fundação Museu da Ciência da Universidade de Coimbra
Spectrum version: 4.0. Published: 2013.
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Sweden
Partner organisations: Swedish National Heritage Board, Digisam
Spectrum version: 4.0. Published: 2015.
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