Artwork Archive's Interactive Map lets you show where the artwork in your collection actually sits, from a sculpture in a park to a mural across town to a painting in a partner building. Visitors explore your collection geographically, see what is at each location, and get directions to public installations.
Note:
The Interactive Map on your Public Profile is available to Organization accounts only.
Set Locations for Your Artwork with Location Records or GPS Coordinates
Before your map can show anything, your artwork needs location information. First, make sure your Public Profile is set up. Then choose one of two methods, or use both.
Method 1: Use Location Records for Multiple Pieces in One Place
Best when several Pieces share an address, such as a floor of a building or a partner gallery.
Go to your Locations page
Create or edit Location Records as needed
Assign your Pieces to those Location Records
Method 2: Add GPS Coordinates to Individual Pieces
Best for artwork with no street address, such as sculptures in a park or murals in an alley.
When you are creating a new Piece:
Go to your main Pieces page
Click + New Piece
Scroll to the Location section on the bottom right and add the Piece to an existing Location Record or create a new one
Enter the latitude and longitude in the fields provided
For a Piece already in your account:
Open the Piece you want to edit
Go to Current Location and click Assign to Location or Loan Out
Enter the coordinates in the Latitude and Longitude fields
Did you know?
GPS coordinates override a location address. When a Piece has both, Artwork Archive maps it using the coordinates rather than the Location Record address.
How to Turn On the Interactive Map on Your Public Profile
The map settings live with your other location controls in Profile Settings.
Click My Profile in the left-side menu
Click the Profile Settings tab at the top
In the right-hand column, find Privacy Settings and the Location Settings section
Turn on Show the Piece's Current Location. The location options below it, including the map, are nested under this setting and stay unavailable until it is on.
Turn on Show a Map Page on Your Profile with the Piece Locations
Turn on Show map filter if you want visitors to be able to narrow the map by location
Your settings save automatically.
Two related settings sit alongside these. Show Address of Piece Locations displays the street address on a Piece's page, and Show Sub Locations displays more specific placements such as a room or wall.
How Visitors Explore Your Interactive Art Map
To see the map the way a visitor does, click View Public Profile at the top right of the Manage Your Public Profile page, then open the Map page. This works even while your Public Profile is private, so you can check the map before anyone else can.
On the map, visitors can:
See your artwork at a glance with thumbnails displayed at each location, rather than plain dots.
Open a location to see details and images for up to five artworks held there.
Go straight to an artwork with direct links from the location, or view everything associated with that location.
Narrow the map by location using the map filter, when you have turned it on.
Each individual artwork page includes the address of the Piece and a link to Google Maps directions, so visitors can find public installations in person.
