POUGHKEEPSIE, NY.- The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center announces a new online searchable database of all 19,000+ objects in the collection, making the museum’s holdings available for viewing at any time.

The database, which can be found at emuseum.vassar.edu , allows users to explore the entire collection through searches by keyword, artist’s name, accession number, or a variety of other search criteria. With eMuseum, users can search for works that are in storage as well as works currently on view in the galleries. Along with essential details about each object such as title, artist, date, medium, dimensions, and artist’s life dates, users can find information about how each object entered the collection, its exhibition history, and its publication history.

"One of the key services we can provide our audience is the ability to view our collection virtually and to acquaint the virtual visitor with the works contained in the museum,” says James Mundy, the Anne Hendricks Bass Director of the Art Center. “Finally, after a long hiatus we are able to satisfy this expectation with state of the art resources that will allow the visitor to search our 19,000+ works in a variety of ways."

Digital images are included for at least 60% of the objects, with more images being added on an ongoing basis. One of the most enticing features of eMuseum is “My Collections,” which allows users to select and save works of art from the Art Center collection into thematically organized folders or “packets.” Users can create as many different collections as they like and update them at any time.