Assistant Registrar

Hanover, NH

As a member of the registration department at the Hood Museum of Art, the Assistant Registrar assists with the management of the museum's collections by supporting the Registrar with accessioning workflows, collection care, and registration activities for exhibitions. The Assistant Registrar supports all outgoing loans from the permanent collection, contributes to object and records digitization, and facilitates collection photography.

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Registration Support: Supports the Registrar and other department members with all workflows and documentation related to the permanent collection, including record management, inventory projects, digitization, conservation, and safe and secure storage.

Permanent Collection Loans: Facilitates all aspects of outgoing collection loans, including communication, condition reporting, shipping, and documentation, progressing towards management of loan processes.

Permanent Collection Exhibitions: Supports the Registrar with registration duties for permanent collection exhibitions.

Art Handling, Shuttle, and Object Photography: Performs art handler duties, including pulling and staging objects in the Bernstein Center for Object Study ( BCOS) as needed. Coordinates shuttle transportation between museum storage, BCOS, and campus locations and prepares objects for transport. Coordinates collection imaging sessions with a contract photographer, including scheduling and object preparation and handling.