AI for museums, archives and heritage organisations
Unlock your collection with AI, without losing the human perspective
Working with collections requires care, nuance and subject-matter expertise. That is why we develop AI solutions that support people rather than replace them.
Datamachine AI solutions
Datamachine develops AI solutions for organisations working with images, video, text and documents.
We work closely with cultural organisations and understand the importance of context, rights and careful handling of data. That is why we deliver practical AI solutions, such as AI agents, knowledge libraries and a Multimodal Knowledge Platform, that can be integrated into existing workflows and systems. Our solutions run on our own locally hosted infrastructure, so you retain control over data access, privacy and compliance with laws and regulations.
- Privacy, ethics & sustainability • Data sovereignty: for each request, data is transferred once to local servers, processed by AI agents and immediately deleted afterwards. This is crucial for sensitive provenance data.
- Infrastructure: all processing runs on locally hosted infrastructure without external cloud storage, in line with strict heritage-sector privacy requirements.
- Energy: servers run as much as possible on self-generated solar energy and battery storage, supporting sustainable heritage management.
- Future-proof: institutions are supported in making their data future-proof with standards such as Persistent Identifiers (PIDs), Linked Open Data and IIIF for long-term preservation.
Smart collection enrichment with AI
We help you enrich collection data at scale with AI. Our technology transcribes audio and video, recognises names, locations and themes, and adds consistent metadata to your material. This makes your collection easier to search by the topics that matter. It not only improves digital findability, but also opens up new opportunities for research, education, presentation and online storytelling.
Datamachine AI Knowledge Platform
Bring images, documents, metadata and AI together in one smart knowledge layer. Our AI Knowledge Platform combines these sources in one AI-ready environment. It makes information easier to find, connects images with documents and metadata, and supports automatic enrichment with AI agents.
Information Extraction & Knowledge Access
Extract valuable information from collection material, documentation, audio and video, and make it usable for research, management and public access. Information extraction and knowledge access make hidden knowledge easier to find, better structured and more usable.
Visual Analysis & Collection Research
With visual analysis, you make image material in your collection easier to search and richer in content. By making visual characteristics, patterns and similarities visible, this application supports collection research, interpretation and new ways of providing access.
Document Processing & Archive Management
Make large volumes of documentation more accessible, easier to search and easier to manage. With smart document processing, you can order, analyse and enrich archive and collection material faster while preserving context and human control.
Collection Registration & Quality Control
Improve the quality, consistency and reliability of collection data. With smart support for registration and quality control, you can identify gaps, inconsistencies and duplicates more effectively and strengthen the basis for management, research and access.
Metadata, Terminology & Interoperability
Create more coherence, consistency and exchangeability in your collection data. A strong foundation in metadata, terminology and interoperability makes collections easier to search, better connected and better prepared for collaboration, reuse and digital access.
Why Datamachine?
AI for heritage, with humans in the loop!
Collections require care, context and expertise. That is why we help you enrich documents, audio and video with AI in a way that is both scalable and responsible. This makes your collection easier to find and access, while you retain control over quality and meaning.