This tutorial shows you how to create timelines on the Navigating.art platform to organize your research, making it easier to identify connections, track developments, and gain a clearer historical perspective.
Timelines organize historical events, artworks, agents, publications, exhibitions, and auctions in a structured, chronological format. When working with multiple materials related to a specific topic, artistic period, or artist, these materials may be interconnected or provide valuable context for one another. By structuring research into a timeline, you can help others uncover chronological developments, identify patterns, and better understand the relationships between different elements of the research.
1. Click + Add timeline
Timelines are located within the Master data section.
2. A dialog opens. Enter a title and optionally a description. Confirm with Save.
3. After creating the event, the timeline detail page opens.
On the detail page you can edit the title and description and add timeline entries.
4. Add different types of timeline entries.
Click Add and select an option from the drop down, e.g., Historical event. You can add artworks, auctions, exhibitions, historical events, and publication to a timeline.
5. A selection dialog opens. Select a historical event and confirm with Select.
6. Edit the timeline entry if needed.
After selecting an event, its title and description are displayed. You can overwrite these fields to better align with the timeline if needed. The original historical event entry will remain unchanged—only the timeline event will be overwritten. Click Close to return to the timeline page.
7. Add and manage timeline entries.
You can add more entries to your timeline. Edit existing ones by clicking the edit icon or remove one from the timeline via the bin icon.
