Assistant Registrar, Museum Collections

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; 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. The role covers intake, cataloguing, condition reporting, packing, transportation, and preservation planning.

You will maintain accurate records in The Museum System (TMS) and support digital asset management, rights, and reproductions, collaborating with staff and external partners to ensure

Qualifications

• Knowledge of museum registration and collections management practices.
• Experience with object cataloguing and information management standards.
• Experience using relational databases (TMS) and DAMS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support proper display, storage, preservation, and access of collection objects.
• Assist with intake, cataloguing, condition reporting, storage, and inventory activities.
• Maintain collection object records in digital and physical formats.
• Collaborate to update collection information in TMS and DAMS.
• Facilitate research access to collection files and information.
• Support artwork rotations and labeling for permanent collections.
• Coordinate conservation-related activities and travel arrangements for contractors.
• Prepare reports and statistics on the collection.

Skills

Registration of collections

Collections management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in art history or museum studies

Tools

The Museum System (TMS)

Digital Asset Management (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. The role covers intake, cataloguing, condition reporting, packing, transportation, and preservation planning.

You will maintain accurate records in The Museum System (TMS) and support digital asset management, rights, and reproductions, collaborating with staff and external partners to ensure