Today, museums are facing greater challenges than ever. Collections need to be inventoried and presented in a contemporary way. In addition, provenance research is a highly demanding task that requires extensive resources to provide conclusive information on the origin of art or cultural artefacts. All this should be implemented as efficiently as possible, without extensive, time-consuming training and with ever-decreasing numbers of personnel from diverse backgrounds. The innovative collection management system robotron*Daphne has been developed to meet these requirements and provide comprehensive support for users in the fields of science, depot management, research, photography, registration and curation of data in their daily work. The innovative collection management system can be used for collections of all kinds — not only for museums, archives, and artists' estates, but also for private collectors in the field of monument conservation and in archaeology.