Exhibitions Registrar

KEY DETAILS

• Part-Time, 3 days a week (22.8 hours/week)
• Reports to – Collections Manager
• Award & Classification: Amusement, Events and Recreation Award 2020, Grade 6
• Annualised Salary – $85,000 + super (FTE) OR $51,000 + super (pro-rata)

ABOUT BUNDANON

Bundanon is an art museum embedded in a 1,000 hectare landscape, in the Shoalhaven region of NSW. The organisation’s mission is to operate the Bundanon properties as a centre for creative arts and education, to support the development of arts practice across all disciplines and to enable public access to the arts and to the landscape. Bundanon’s vision is to promote creativity and learning based in a unique cultural and natural landscape.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Exhibitions Registrar works in the Curatorial team to achieve the successful and safe delivery and dispersal of exhibitions. The role is responsible for the coordination, documentation, and care of artworks and objects associated with Bundanon’s exhibition and display program. This role ensures best-practice standards in artwork and collection management, loans, logistics, and compliance, supporting both incoming and outgoing exhibitions to Bundanon, liaising with lending institutions and private lenders, and providing relevant information and data as required.

WHAT YOU WILL DO…

Exhibitions

• Coordinate all aspects of incoming and outgoing loans, including loan agreements, facility reports, valuations, condition reporting, packing, crating and transport logistics.
• Oversee packing, crating, shipping, and handling of artworks in line with accepted museum best practice standards.
• Liaise with artists, institutional and private lenders, galleries, couriers, and insurers to facilitate exhibition delivery.
• Work with specialist art handlers and couriers for safe and efficient delivery and pick-up of artworks on loan, nationally and internationally.
• Coordinate the packing, crating, shipping and handling of artworks for Bundanon’s national touring exhibitions, in liaison with the Curatorial team.
• Contribute to policy development and procedural improvements relating to registration and collections management.
• Work closely with the Curatorial team to ensure timely and effective delivery of projects and exhibitions.
• Ensure compliance with Australian museum best practice standards, including Work Health and Safety (WHS) requirements.

Storage

• Actively support the management of onsite and offsite artwork and archive storage, ensuring safe and secure storage, and optimising storage space.
• Liaise with the Collections Manager and Exhibitions Manager to safely store all incoming loans, crates and packing materials.
• Support collection care and preservation activities, including storage organisation, pest control, preventative conservation and condition monitoring.

Display

• Work with the Collections Manager to coordinate the packing, transport and handling of Collection artworks, objects and archival materials for displays at the Art Museum, Homestead, Studio and offices.
• Assist with exhibition and display installation and deinstallation, including undertaking condition reports, object placement and handling.

Information Management

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in the museum’s collection management systems and other relevant Bundanon contact databases.
• Prepare and manage exhibition and display documentation, including checklists and movement records, liaising with the Exhibitions Manager on installation schedules.
• Prepare data for reports to Government and other stakeholders, as required.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR…

Essential

• Relevant qualification in museum studies, arts management or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Similar experience in a registrar or collections management role, preferably in a museum or gallery setting.
• Experience working with a wide range of stakeholders includingv lenders, freight companies, packing companies and insurance brokers.
• A working knowledge of conservation principles, including the ability to make informed condition assessments, identify condition issues, review and sign off condition reports.
• Experience using collection management databases (e.g. Vernon CMS, EMu, or similar).
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage competing deadlines, in a small collaborative team environment.
• Excellent communication skills and an attention to detail.

Desirable

• Experience coordinating national or international artwork loans or touring exhibitions.
• Knowledge of Australian contemporary art and art history.
• Current certifications such as Forklift or Working At Heights tickets.

REQUIREMENTS 

All Bundanon employees are required to obtain: 

• Current Working with Children Check. 
• National Police Check. 
• A current driver’s license.

TO APPLY   

Your applications must include your:

• Resume/ CV
• cover letter and a statement against the selection criteria (combined)

You will only be able to submit 2 documents on the portal, a CV & an additional document.

Please submit your application by Wednesday, 4th November 2026. To help us manage applications effectively, please apply via the job platforms where this role is advertised, instead of emailing your application.

Do not hesitate to reach out if you need help applying for the role.

Enquiries should be directed to:

Yashaan Aspi Cawasji

Human Resources Officer

hr@bundanon.com.au