PastPerfect Web Edition

Welcome to PastPerfect Web Edition Software. PastPerfect encompasses every aspect of collection and contact management by providing tools to streamline and automate accessions, exhibits, condition reports, loans, and many other common museum practices. The program includes numerous list management, research, and report features that provide full access to your data. From archival, art, and archaeology to historic, ethnographic, and photographic collections, PastPerfect is designed to manage all types of collections.

In addition to being the standard for cataloging museum collections, PastPerfect includes a Contacts database that tracks information about your contacts including membership renewals, pledges, financial gifts, and volunteer hours. Create bulk mailings and produce letters and labels, as well as send emails and membership renewal reminders using the Query Screens and Contact Lists.

PastPerfect has become the most widely used museum collection management software, with thousands of organizations using it worldwide. With Web Edition, you can manage your collection and contact database from anywhere! You can trust your data will always be stored securely, ready to be accessed by only the staff you choose. We are confident Web Edition will be a reliable, accurate, consistent, and friendly addition to your museum's resources. Trust PastPerfect to help you achieve better collections and contacts management.

Updated Topics - September 2026:

•Getting Started | Settings | Account Information

•Getting Started | Settings | Authority Files

•Getting Started | Settings | Custom Fields

•Getting Started | Settings | Email Settings

•Research and Reporting | Search Functions | Full Catalog Search

•Research and Reporting | Contact Lists | Working with Contact Lists | View Contact List

•Research and Reporting | Contact Lists | Working with Contact Lists | Export Contact List

•Research and Reporting | Contact Lists | Working with Contact Lists | Print Contact List

•Development | Development Query Screens

•Public Access | Using Public Access | Exploring a Public Access Record