DIVINA - Digital Information for Vienna Natural History Museum
In a participatory process, the NHM Vienna has developed a coherent database to manage and visualise all collections. The core of the database is the so-called 'Superthesaurus', which allows the central
management of recurring information elements (taxonomy, geography, chronology, stratigraphy, etc.). This improves the quality
of the data. It also makes it easier to search for information on objects that have a common provenance but were historically
deposited in different collections or came to the NHM Vienna at different times.
As of February 2025, the database model, the basic structure of the user interface and a tool for quickly designing labels
(Label Designer) will be available. The first collection databases of the NHM Vienna, Myriapoda and Aves, have already been
migrated to the new system.
The database will also be used to manage and display the digital copies created as part of the 'Kulturerbe digital' funding
programme, and to link them to the Kulturpool portal.
Now there is also a name - DIVINA. For the phonetically familiarised public, it is immediately clear what this refers to:
"Die Wiener (The Viennese)".
