Your collections,
made for discovery.
Delve transforms how the public discovers your archive and museum collections — without replacing your existing systems or disrupting your workflows.
Remarkable collections. Invisible online.
Most archive and museum catalogues were built for an earlier web — before mobile, before natural language search, before visitors expected to simply ask a question and find an answer. The result is collections that are meticulously preserved and almost impossible to explore. The knowledge is there. The interface is letting it down.
A discovery experience your visitors will actually use.
Delve sits in front of your existing catalogue and replaces the public-facing experience — without touching your underlying systems, workflows, or data.
Semantic search
Visitors search the way they think, not the way your catalogue is organised. Natural language queries and date filters surface material that keyword search would miss — fewer dead ends, more discovery.
Ask the Archive
Your collection answers questions in plain English, with responses drawn directly from your own records. Staff spend less time on routine enquiries; visitors get cited answers they can follow up themselves.
Connect to Claude
Your catalogue becomes a research tool inside Claude Desktop — the AI assistant millions of researchers already use. Interrogate your collection in natural language, with results tied back to your own records.
A map of your metadata
Browse your collection through its natural hierarchy — from fonds down to individual items. Alongside this, Delve builds a connection graph from the people, places, and themes already in your metadata, enriched further by extracting entities from existing digital records.
Naturally multilingual
Visitors can search in a variety of languages and find relevant records regardless of how they were catalogued. A researcher working in French, German, or Polish finds the same material as one searching in English — opening your collections to international audiences without any extra cataloguing work.
Intelligence dashboard
Know what your visitors are searching for, which collections drive engagement, and where metadata gaps are making records harder to find. Evidence from real behaviour, not guesswork.
Up and running in days, not months.
Three steps from first conversation to a live platform — without disrupting a single existing system or workflow.
We ingest your catalogue
We connect to your existing catalogue and index your collection data. No disruption to your current systems, no data migration, no risk to your existing setup.
We build your instance
Your institution's branding, content, and collections. A fully configured platform that feels built specifically for you — because it was.
You go live
Your visitors get a modern search experience. Your team gets real-time analytics and AI-powered insights. You retain full control over your content and collections.
Let's talk about your collection.
Submit your collection URL and we'll build you a working demo — free, with no obligation. You'll see exactly what Delve looks like on your own data before any conversation about next steps.
Or email us directly at enquiries@delve.org.uk