Registration Services On Contract.....

Need temporary collections/exhibitions assistance?

Find it here.

Purpose of this site
It is sometimes necessary to hire someone on contract to perform functions that might normally fall to the registrar at a museum, for example:

• a condition report on a work before it leaves the lender's home
• packing supervision
• assistance in moving a collection
• filling in for staff on a temporary basis
• traveling with an exhibition
• managing an inventory

A call went out in February 2000 on the RCAAM listserve and Museum-L for professionals with substantial experience. There were over 75 respondents in two weeks time. Some responded for themselves, others volunteered names. Many of the respondents are full-time museum registrars who are glad to provide limited, but valuable assistance. Many respondents are willing to travel regionally, nationally or internationally.

Important Advice
The people listed here have not been screened. Request references!

Note from Carol Farra: Many (but not all) condition reports in and for European museums are done by freelance conservators. European job titles can be confusing to Americans. A professional known as a "conservator" in one country, may be known as a "restorer" in another. Also, in France, for example, the title "conservator" is reserved for what many know as "curator".

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updated 6 March 2007
© Suzanne Quigley
squigle @ panix.com