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Event types

1: Hergestellt

Fits nearly in all cases for man-made objects. Use this if no other event type suits better.


2: Gefunden

Please only use for archaelogical or geological objects


3: Veröffentlicht

Please use for books, maps and similar things


4: Vorlagenerstellung

Creation of something inspiring e.g. a painting


5: Wurde abgebildet

Please use if someone is depicted at the object (only persons or institutions)


6: Wurde genutzt

Use in "real world" (i.e. outside of exhibitions etc.)


7: Verfasst

Please use for letters, books, musical notations, ...


8: Gesammelt

Please use for biological objects (NOT: The museum as collector)


9: Gemalt

Please use for paintings of all kinds ...


10: Aufgenommen

Please use for photographies, audio- or video recordings ...


11: Empfangen

Please use for letters and other mailed documents.


12: Druckplatte hergestellt

Please use for engravings and woodcuts ...


13: Abgeschickt

Please use for letters and other mailed documents.


14: Ausgefertigt

Please ONLY use for certificates and documents


15: Unterzeichnet

Please use for documents.


16: Erstbeschreibung

Please use for archaeological finds, zoological typus definition, ...


19: Gezeichnet

Use for drawings


20: Abgeschrieben

Copying a text of any kind by hand


21: Hat gelebt

Please use if the object itself is a prehistoric life form (saurus, neanderthaler, exstinguished fern, ...).


22: [Geographischer Bezug]

Genearal, not exactly defined relation to a place


23: [Person-Körperschaft-Bezug]

Genearal, not exactly defined relation to a person or institution


24: [Zeitbezug]

Genearal, not exactly defined relation to a time


25: Beauftragt

Please use to add information about commissioning e.g. the creation of an object


26: Gedruckt

Please use to add information about the creation of printed material


27: Gesprochen

Please use if the object is an audio recording


28: Gesungen

Please use if the object is a recorded song


29: Dekor entworfen

Please use for ceramics


30: Form entworfen

Please use for ceramics


31: Modelliert

Please use for ceramics


32: Signiert

Please use if the object contains a signature (e.g. painting, graphics, ...)


33: Wurde erwähnt

Please use if the object is a letter or document in which a person or institution is mentioned


34: Vergraben

Please use for archaeological objects that were buried intentionally


35: Geistige Schöpfung

Please use for the intellectual creation of an object


36: Was depicted

Please use if a settlement or building is depicted at the objects (not a person or institution)


37: Painted on

Please use, if the object was painted on (e.g. a painting on a cup)


38: Illustrated

Please use, if the object was illustrated (e.g. a book)


39: Assembled

Final step of production. E.g. to be used for the final assembly of all parts of a bus.


40: Auctioned

The object was traded via auctions.


41: Bought

Here you can note down when the object was bought, and who bought it.


42: Owned

Here, the ownership status of the object can be recorded. The information is published. To enter "hidden" information, use the "administration" and "provenance" tabs.


43: Sold

Here you can note down when the object was sold, and who sold it.


44: Restorated

For objects that have been restorated.


45: Damaged

To be used if a part of the object was damaged, e.g. if a statue lost its arm.


46: Destroyed

To be used for the complete destruction of an objection.


47: Lost

To be used for objects that have been lost.


48: Edited

For textual objects (like books), that were edited or compiled.


49: Donated / present

Here you can note down when the object was given away and who did so.


50: Inherited

Here you can note down when the object was inherited to somebody.