Archive Manager Production & Specialised Services Managers

The tools and processes involved in working with museum databases.

Understand project management and the activities which comprise this area. Know the variables implied in project management such as time, resources, requirements, deadlines, and responding to unexpected events.

The variety of paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and other works that form collections in a museum and prospective new collections which are of interest for a museum or art gallery.

The procedures, instruments, techniques, materials and chemicals used in conservation and archiving.

The process of resource evaluation, selection and life-cycle planning to create and promote a coherent collection in line with the developing needs of the users or customers. Understanding legal deposit …

Plan, monitor and report on the budget.

Manage employees and subordinates, working in a team or individually, to maximise their performance and contribution. Schedule their work and activities, give instructions, motivate and direct the workers to meet …

Direct and supervise the day-to-day activities of subordinate personnel.

Working together with curators and museum collection managers, a registrar evaluates the condition of art objects for exhibition or loan purposes. The registrar also decides whether or not an artwork …

Create a comprehensive, high-level overview conservation plan for the collection.

Registrars are concerned with documentation and record keeping of museum collections. Documentation includes information about an object's condition, provenance, materials, and all of its movements within the museum or out …

Establish and maintain high quality standards in collection care, from acquisition to conservation and display.

Carry out administrative work and establish public relations.

A registrar determines risk factors to an art collection and mitigates them. Risk factors for artworks include vandalism, theft, pests, emergencies, and natural disasters. It is the responsibility of a …

Monitor all the activities of an artistic organisation.

Monitor and document environmental conditions in a museum, in storage as well as exhibition facilities. Make sure an adapted and stable climate is guaranteed.

Respect cultural differences when creating artistic concepts and exhibitions. Collaborate with international artists, curators, museums and sponsors.

Supervise any movement of museum artefacts and ensure their security.

Principles of estimating and planning of forecasts for business activity, compile regular budget and reports.

Be familiar with specialised collection management software used to document and keep record of the museum collection.

The history of art and artists, the artistic trends throughout centuries and their contemporary evolutions.

Maintain and improve employees' performance by coaching individuals or groups how to optimise specific methods, skills or abilities, using adapted coaching styles and methods. Tutor newly recruited employees and assist …

Synchronise activities and responsibilities of the operational staff to ensure that the resources of an organisation are used most efficiently in pursuit of the specified objectives.

Correctly evaluate the quality of art objects, artefacts, photographs and documents.

Make recommendations for improvements to work activities

Create and maintain computer archives and databases, incorporating latest developments in electronic information storage technology.

Present an exhibition and give educational lectures in a comprehensible way that is attractive to the public.

Work together with the collection manager or restorer, to evaluate and document the condition of a museum object for a loan or an exhibition.

Compile a detailed inventory of all items in the collection.

Work directly with objects in museums and art galleries, in coordination with other museum professionals, to ensure that artworks are safely handled, packed, stored and cared for.

Supervise others to ensure that documents, files, and objects are correctly labelled, stored, and preserved according to archive standards and regulations.

Provide information on the preparation, execution and evaluation of exhibitions and other artistic projects.

Research and trace the origins and the historical significance of collections and archive content.