CMS updates: visual refresh - March 2025

CMS updates: visual refresh - March 2025

The VC CMS is getting its first major visual and interface refresh since its relaunch in 2020. These changes will take effect overnight on Tuesday, ready for users on Wednesday 19th March.  

What can I expect?

  • An updated colour palette 
  • Adjustments to some field layouts when working to add data to an item record 
  • Improved navigation, site accessibility and responsiveness when working on reduced screen sizes 

Visual updates to VC CMS Dashboard and catalogue view

Updates to the VC CMS Dashboard and catalogue view are solely to the look and feel, including colour palette and button design:


Updates to record input

Updates to record input relate to changes to the field layout in record sections which allow for multiple entries, such as References, Loans, Exhibitions, Condition and Valuation. When creating a new entry in these record sections, the input fields will open to the side of the screen, allowing users to toggle between multiple entries: 



The Media section now allows users to navigate from a grid view summarising all media files uploaded to the record, to a single media file and its associated fields: