This article aims to present the experience gained during the development and implementation of a digitization system for cultural heritage collections using a cell phone. This project was developed in four stages: search and creation of the system, training of professionals assigned to operate the equipment, writing the guidelines that summarize the knowledge obtained and, finally, monitoring the results and disseminating the digital surrogates via Wikimedia. _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ The digital team of the Moreira Salles Institute developed this project in partnership with Institute Goethe and Wiki Movimento Brasil between October 2021 and February 2022. The main goal is based on the understanding that different digitization methods can meet different needs and resources that are available for cultural heritage institutions, and the goal of democratizing knowledge and contributing to public access to collections of fundamental importance for Brazilian history.