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Loan Processing

Loan Processing

  Outgoing and incoming form and procedure guidance for museum custody When museums bring in objects for exhibitions or possible acquisition, the objects are usually treated as loans, if not owned by the institution. Loans can be between museums, private individuals, commercial galleries or other collections.  Paperwork is required to obtain information on the objects, […]

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Records management

Records management

  Preparation and paper filing systems Creation and maintenance of transactions and object documentation are the essential tasks of a museum registrar. This information has traditionally been stored in either paper or electronic files. The logical understanding of how the files relate to one another, to the object and the history of the museum is […]

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Collection care and protection

Collection care and protection

  Preserving and protecting collections and responsibilities associated with object safety One of the responsibilities that a registrar’s duties include can be as a collections manager. This person oversees the physical protection of the objects in storage. Methods of storage, object handling, condition reporting of the object, marking of numbers, knowing of climate and environmental […]

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Storage

Storage

Methods of collection care when not on exhibition When objects are not on display, the most common method of protection and safety is to keep them in storage. Storage of the collection should be treated with as much care as when the object is on display, either in your museum or home. Storage can be […]

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Collection use and access

Collection use and access

Who has access and any regulations concerning use of objects Access for use of the collection, whether to staff or outside scholars and visitors should be part of the museum’s collections policy. Each museum can set their own regulations.  Someone should always be present if someone needs to go into high security areas, such as […]

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Forms

Forms

Creation for the documentation and processing of accession, deaccessions, loans and exhibitions Within the museum registration office, forms are created for the processing of accessioning, deaccessioning loans and exhibitions. These provide information for the staff in terms of what is arriving or leaving the museum such as loan agreements and incoming/outgoing receipts, in-house forms such […]

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PROTECTION

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Endorsements

Endorsements

“Ted Greenberg is hands down the crème de la crème of registrars: the go-to guy for solid registrarial experience and knowledge. I first met Ted when I was a graduate student at John F. Kennedy University, where he taught me collections management and registration.  Later in positions as registrar at the Magnes Museum and the […]

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Where Are We Going To Put ……?

Where Are We Going To Put ……?

As I write this, the stock market is not doing to well, the economy is in a slump, and the aftermath of 9/11 is still having repercussions on our institution attendance and revenues. And yet, many museums, from The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco to MOMA in New York, are faced with one of the most daunting tasks that we as registrars or collection managers face:

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SERVICES

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