Case Study: Portland Japanese Garden achieves organized, searchable digital asset management for 28,000+ assets with MediaValet

How Portland Japanese Garden Drives Growth with MediaValet

The Portland Japanese Garden, a nonprofit drawing over 300,000 visitors a year, was struggling with an outdated, unorganized digital asset system—essentially a “junk drawer”—that made its growing collection of 28,000+ photos nearly impossible to find. During a $33.5M site expansion that increased asset volume daily, the team needed an easy-to-use, reliable solution with consistent taxonomy, searchable access, cloud storage, and vendor support without heavy IT involvement.

MediaValet implemented a cloud-based digital asset management system that uncovered thousands of hidden assets, created a searchable central library with a user-friendly interface for non-technical staff, and provided worldwide access and secure storage. The Garden now has a scalable, maintained repository with dedicated vendor support, simplified workflows for staff, and a solution they describe as “awesome.”

Portland Japanese Garden

Lisa Christy

Director of Marketing and Communication