Senior Museum Registration Officer - Acquisitions and Loans
- Part-time position (3 days a week) at the Chau Chak Wing Museum.
- Responsible for managing acquisitions and loans of museum collections.
- Ensures accurate documentation and compliance of collection records.
Located on Gadigal land, in the heart of the University of Sydney, the Chau Chak Wing Museum is a hub for sharing the University’s extensive collections with the wider community.
The Museum’s origins can be traced back to the Nicholson Collection of Antiquities, established in 1860. Over time, the Museum's collection expanded to encompass the Macleay Collections, comprising natural history specimens, cultural and scientific objects, historic photography, and the University Art Collection.?
Officially opened in 2020, the Museum was thoughtfully designed by Johnson Pilton Walker. Its primary purpose is to unify these diverse collections within one multidisciplinary institution. The Museum's collections traverse various cultures and periods, ranging from ancient civilisations such as Rome, Greece, and Egypt, to the cultures of First Nations peoples worldwide, with natural history collections and works by prominent contemporary artists.
Embodying cultural and artistic creativity at its core, the Chau Chak Wing Museum welcomes all communities to engage with the collections.The role plays a pivotal role in the stewardship of the Chau Chak Wing Museum's collections, leading the documentation and managing of complex inward and outward loans nationally and internationally, and the administration of acquisitions, including Cultural Gifts. It ensures collection records are accurate, compliant, and accessible, while supporting the safe movement and effective management of collection objects throughout their lifecycle.
As part of the Collections team, the position contributes to collection care, exhibitions, storage, packing, transport, freight and location control, and provides specialist input into policies, procedures, and documentation practices that support best-practice collections management and governance.
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