Historic Site Software Built for Institutions That Bring History to Life.
From colonial villages and presidential sites to battlefield parks and historic homes, living history museums and historic sites offer some of the most immersive educational experiences in the cultural sector. Muse gives your team one modern platform to manage all of it.
Historic Sites
Historic sites and living history museums operate unlike almost any other cultural institution. Outdoor venues, living history demonstrations, school group programs, and commemorative events all running simultaneously. Here’s how Muse supports every department, from the visitor gate to the development office.
Ticketing & Special Exhibitions
From general admission to ticketed living history demonstrations and commemorative events, Muse handles every scenario your visitor services team encounters. Timed entry, capacity controls, combo tickets, and automatic member recognition. All without the complexity that can slow your team down on your busiest days.
Member Recognition
Historic site and living history museum members expect seamless recognition everywhere they engage with your institution. Muse automatically applies member benefits at ticketing, programs, and special events while supporting reciprocal membership networks so your members always feel like valued partners in preserving history.
Group Sales & Tours
For historic sites, a school group visit isn’t just a field trip. It’s often a student’s first encounter with history as a living experience. Muse manages group bookings, invoicing, and payment tracking so your team can focus on creating that moment, not coordinating logistics.
Education & Programs
Living history camps, reenactment programs, and period craft workshops are where history stops being something you read about and starts being something you live. Muse handles online registration, communications, and participant tracking so your education team can focus on the experience.
Venue & Outdoor Space Management
Historic sites manage some of the most complex and irreplaceable spaces in the cultural sector. From historic buildings to battlefield grounds, every space needs careful coordination alongside daily operations and living history programming. Muse gives your team complete visibility so nothing is double booked.
Donor Cultivation
Your next preservation donor has probably already walked your grounds. Muse connects visitor, member, and program data to surface giving prospects your team would have otherwise missed, while built-in moves management tools help you cultivate gifts that preserve history for generations to come.
Built for Your Whole Team
Every Department Has Something to Gain
Executive Director
Muse gives historic site leaders real-time visibility into attendance, membership, giving, and programs so strategic planning always starts with the complete picture.Education Director
Your best program prospects are already in your database. Muse helps historic site education teams fill programs by connecting every registration to a constituent record.Membership Manager
Historic site members are your most committed preservation advocates. Muse gives your team the tools to recognize, retain, and grow a thriving membership.Development Director
Preserving history takes philanthropic support. Muse helps historic site development teams identify preservation donors and cultivate gifts that protect your site for generations.
Not a Standalone Tool
Part of a Unified Museum Management Platform
When a visitor buys a ticket, that transaction doesn’t just live in your ticketing system. It connects to a constituent record, confirms membership status, surfaces donor potential, and updates your reporting. Muse helps your team turn everyday activity into better engagement, stronger fundraising, and smarter growth.
Ticketing & AdmissionsCRMMembershipsFundraisingRetail & Café POS Programs RentalsReporting & Analytics
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Up and Running in No Time
Every implementation is different. What stays the same is a dedicated Muse team with real museum experience, working alongside you every step of the way from migrating your data to training your staff to the moment you go live.
Data Migration
Our team works with you to plan and execute your data migration, ensuring the right records transfer accurately into Muse.
Training
Hands-on onboarding, train-the-trainer materials, and self-service resources get your whole team up to speed.
Launch
Your dedicated implementation team sets a realistic timeline and stays close to make sure the go-live runs smoothly.
Integrations
Works With The Tools You Already Use
From payment processing to accounting reconciliation to email marketing, Muse connects with the tools your team already relies on. No manual exports, no duplicate entry.
Your museum is ready. Is your software?