diff --git a/ckanext/nhm/plugin.py b/ckanext/nhm/plugin.py
index 28fbfba1..aa6e1a43 100644
--- a/ckanext/nhm/plugin.py
+++ b/ckanext/nhm/plugin.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 from ckanext.nhm.views.specimen import modify_field_groups as specimen_modify_groups
 from ckanext.nhm.views.indexlot import modify_field_groups as indexlot_modify_groups
 from ckanext.nhm.views.sample import modify_field_groups as sample_modify_groups
+from ckanext.nhm.views.artefact import modify_field_groups as artefact_modify_groups
 
 try:
     from ckanext.status.interfaces import IStatus
@@ -552,6 +553,8 @@ def vds_modify_field_groups(self, resource_ids, field_groups):
             indexlot_modify_groups(field_groups)
         if helpers.get_sample_resource_id() in resource_ids:
             sample_modify_groups(field_groups)
+        if helpers.get_artefact_resource_id() in resource_ids:
+            artefact_modify_groups(field_groups)
         return field_groups
 
     def datastore_before_convert_basic_query(self, query):
diff --git a/ckanext/nhm/views/artefact.py b/ckanext/nhm/views/artefact.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad816783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ckanext/nhm/views/artefact.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+def modify_field_groups(field_groups):
+    """
+    Given a FieldGroups object from the vds plugin, force certain field groups to show
+    in multisearch results and force certain field groups to be ignored and not shown.
+
+    :param field_groups: a FieldGroups object
+    """
+    # forces
+    field_groups.force("artefactName")
+    field_groups.force("scientificName")
+    field_groups.force("")
+    field_groups.force("artefactType")
+    field_groups.force("associatedMediaCount")
+    # ignores
+    field_groups.ignore("created")
+    field_groups.ignore("modified")
+    field_groups.ignore("associatedMedia.*")