Case Study: American Museum of Natural History achieves faster photo turnaround and greater efficiency with Extensis Portfolio

American Museum of Natural History - Customer Case Study

The American Museum of Natural History, a leading scientific and cultural institution founded in 1869, needed a better way to manage and share its vast image library to support its mission of research, education, and exhibition. The photo team’s priorities were a centralized digital asset repository with an intuitive interface, customizable user access, powerful search, web delivery, strong technical support, and secure, non‑proprietary backups to improve staff efficiency and cut turnaround times for image requests.

The museum implemented Portfolio with a MySQL backend, easily configuring user permissions so the photo team could retain control while providing fast web access and robust search across assets. Since deployment, turnaround time for photo requests has dropped, efficiency and innovation have increased, and sharing and delivery are simplified—boosting productivity and delivering a better return on the museum’s digital asset investment.

American Museum of Natural History