cultural archive manager
Cultural archive managers ensure the care and preservation of a cultural institution and the archives within. They ensure the management and development of the institution’s assets and collections, including the digitisation of the archive collections.
Also called: cultural archive services manager, cultural archive administrator, archivist, archivist and records manager, cultural archive and records manager, archive manager, cultural records manager
- 19
- essential skills
- 15
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2621
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- collection managerWhat changes?11 skills in common
- exhibition registrar8 skills in common
- museum director8 skills in common
- library manager5 skills in common
- research manager5 skills in common
- artistic director4 skills in common
- exhibition curator4 skills in common
- museum scientist4 skills in common
Essential skills
19- advise on loans of art work for exhibitions
- art collections
- collection management
- conservation techniques
- cope with challenging demands
- create collection conservation plan
- document museum collection
- establish high standards of collections care
- implement risk management for works of art
- manage budgets
- manage staff
- monitor artistic activities
- monitor museum environment
- museum databases
- perform clerical duties
- project management
- respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition
- supervise artefact movement
- supervise work
Optional skills
15- art history
- assess museum object condition
- budgetary principles
- coach employees
- collection management software
- compile detailed collection inventory
- coordinate operational activities
- evaluate art quality
- handle artworks
- identify process improvements
- manage archive
- manage digital archives
- present exhibition
- provide project information on exhibitions
- study a collection
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