Assistant Exhibitions Registrar

Tate

Liverpool

On-site

GBP 25,000 - 30,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Tate Liverpool is recruiting an Assistant Exhibitions Registrar to support the planning, packing, transport and insurance of loans for temporary exhibitions and tours to international museum standards.

You will work with the Exhibitions Registrar, coordinating with lenders and internal teams, ensuring meticulous records, budgeting and compliance, and delivering logistics under pressure in a world-class gallery environment.

Qualifications

Excellent communication, organisational and planning skills.
Experience liaising with a diverse range of colleagues and external contacts within a gallery/museum or similar environment.
Strong IT and database skills; meticulous attention to budgets.

Responsibilities

Plan, organise and manage the packing, transport and insurance arrangements for loans from external lenders for temporary exhibitions, displays and international and national exhibition tours, to international museum standards.

Job description

Assistant Exhibitions Registrar

Tate Liverpool is the UK's most popular museum of modern and contemporary art outside London. As the home of the national collection in the North, it is a gallery of international standing, in a historic location, in an iconic world city. The gallery is currently undergoing an ambitious transformation that will reimagine its spaces to meet the scale and ambition of today’s most exciting artists. Described as "Britain's most important cultural project", the gallery will reopen in 2027, making this an exciting moment to join our team.

As Assistant Exhibitions Registrar you will work with the Exhibitions Registrar to plan, organise and manage the packing, transport and insurance arrangements for loans from external lenders for temporary exhibitions, displays and international and national exhibition tours, to international museum standards. You will have excellent communication, organisational and planning skills, and experience of liaising effectively with a diverse range of colleagues and external contacts within a gallery/museum or similar environment. You will have an understanding of fine art transportation, Government Indemnity, commercial insurance and international museum standards, preferably from a similar role. You will apply your meticulous attention to detail to loan agreements, exhibition coordination and artwork location management, resolving issues through negotiation and problem-solving, with the ability to stay calm and focused under pressure. Strong IT and database skills are a must, along with a detailed eye for budgets.

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