Describe what is in front of you
Record a broad working title, material group, storage zone, handling note and review priority without forcing a definitive identification.
Explore Object Passport
A private working cabinet
Archive Lantern
Careful records. Quietly offline. Build working object notes, review storage, prepare a handover and explore responsible collection-care prompts—without an account or publisher cloud.
OfflineMain Android features need no network
PrivateWorking records stay on the device
AdultDesigned for collection stewards 18+
Clear limitsPause and referral prompts are built in
Eight working drawers
01 · Passport
02 · Sweep
03 · Shelf
04 · Move
05 · Review
06 · Study
07 · Limits
08 · Privacy
A place for every careful question.
Each drawer supports a particular moment in small-collection work. Entries are working notes for your own review—not official catalogue, legal or conservation records.
Look across five dimensions
Use Not reviewed, Watch or Stable for Surface, Structure, Environment, Handling and Documentation.
See Condition SweepSketch an abstract home
Arrange local working codes across twelve bays. No GPS, addresses, barcode scans or public inventory.
Open Shelf Map notesPrepare before movement
Walk through Before, Route, Handoff and Arrival checkpoints using a simple destination nickname.
Review movement boundariesBring open questions to a table
Create a private agenda, choose a review focus and preserve a concise session summary for later attention.
Study Review TableBrowse illustrated prompts
Forty-six cards span materials, observation, storage, movement, continuity and interpretation.
Visit collection-care guideKnow when to stop
Separate routine observation from unstable, contaminated, hazardous, restricted or specialist situations.
Read safety boundariesKeep local work local
No login, advertising, analytics or publisher cloud. Reset and user-initiated export remain under device-user control.
Read all 18 policy sections
Looking closely
Observe before you interpret
Start with visible facts. Separate what you can see from what you think the object may mean.
Storage
Review the whole setting
Support, spacing, light and access can matter together.
Continuity
Leave a usable thread
Make uncertainty visible so another reviewer can continue thoughtfully.
Movement
Plan the handoff, not just the destination
Pause for support, a clear route, shared understanding and a deliberate arrival check.
Designed around restraint
Useful prompts without false certainty.
Archive Lantern is intentionally modest. It supports local organisation and careful reflection while leaving legal, cultural, conservation and safety decisions with the people and professionals qualified to make them.
Source shelf
Continue with independent guidance.
The app points to public resources from The National Archives, the Library of Congress and the Canadian Conservation Institute. Links are offered for further reading only and do not imply affiliation, endorsement or certification.