Assistant Registrar, Museum Collections

Art and Wellness; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, seeks an Assistant Registrar of Collections to support care, documentation, access, and stewardship of the permanent collection across Crystal Bridges and The Momentary.

The role handles intake, cataloguing, condition reporting, packing, transportation, and conservation coordination, ensuring accurate records in TMS and DAMS. On-site, with collaboration across departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in art, art history, museum studies, or related field.
• 2–3 years of experience in museum registration, collections management, or related field; experience in collections documentation preferred.
• Experience using a relational collections database; The Museum System (TMS) preferred.
• Experience using a digital asset management system (DAMS) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with intake and cataloguing of new acquisitions, including documentation, condition reporting, storage, and inventory.
• Maintain collection object records in digital and physical formats and ensure accuracy of documentation.
• Collaborate with internal partners to update collection information in TMS.
• Facilitate internal and external research access to collection files and information.
• Support artwork rotations in permanent collection galleries and proof object labels.
• Coordinate conservation reviews and visits by contract conservators; manage related reports.
• Enter and review collection data in TMS and upload images to DAMS.

Skills

Museum registration

Collections management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in art, art history, museum studies, or related field

Tools

The Museum System (TMS)

Digital Asset Management System (DAMS)

Microsoft 365

Job description

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, seeks an Assistant Registrar of Collections to support care, documentation, access, and stewardship of the permanent collection across Crystal Bridges and The Momentary.

The role handles intake, cataloguing, condition reporting, packing, transportation, and conservation coordination, ensuring accurate records in TMS and DAMS. On-site, with collaboration across departments.