Historical events provide context for your research. When used in timelines, they help you tell a story about your artworks and archival materials. In this tutorial you learn how to create them on the Navigating.art platform.
During your research, you might handle a variety of materials, such as primary sources, historical scans and publications, original exhibition and sales catalogues, and artwork information. To extend these materials, historical events provide valuable context by explaining background information and key developments related to your research materials. These events can help you tell the stories behind artistic influences or the development of styles over time. Once assembled, historical events can be organized into a timeline for later visualization.
1. Click +Add historical event.
Historical events are located within the Master data section.
2. A dialog opens. Enter title, start and end date, and a description.
3. Click + Select media to add an image file.
4. Select a resource from the archive.
A dialog opens. Use the filters to find the resource your image file is located in. Select the archival resource and confirm with Select.
5. Select a media file within the archival resource.
A selection dialog opens. Select an image file and confirm with Select.
6. Create the historical events by confirming with Save.
7. Find the created entry in the list view of historical events.
