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Particular emphasis is given to documentation and records, physical care, loans & exhibition logistics and cultural sector legislation.

The UK Registrars Group (UKRG) strives to establish and promote standards of good professional practice through publications and seminars and to support national and international standards in relevant fields of work. The Group also seeks to provide avocacy and representations in relevant consultations and sectoral developments, where required by its membership. The Group is run by an elected comm

ittee; details of their roles are available on the publications page. We rely on our membership to ensure the dynamism of our organisation and we encourage ideas from all our members. Individual membership is open to all those involved in the care, management, interpretation and display of collections in museums, art galleries, heritage centres or any other similar organisations. In addition, corporate membership is available to those companies which supply services to the museum and gallery sector in general. For more information on how to become a member please visit: http://www.ukregistrarsgroup.org/join/

13/02/2026

💐Watch this space for more details of our Spring Event...

Stay tuned for the UKRG newsletter, landing in inboxes next week!

28/09/2025

Have your say in the UKRG Committee Elections 2025-2027!

Following the recent call for nominations to join the UKRG committee for 2025-2027 there are four contested roles:

📋Membership Secretary
🗣️Communications Officer
🎉Events Officers
🕸️Website Officer

Check out the link in bio to read the candidate blurbs, voting guidelines and cast your vote via Microsoft Forms!

Voting will close at 11:59 pm on Thursday 2 October. All appointments will be confirmed at the UKRG AGM on Tuesday 7 October. As the Chair and Secretary positions each received only one nomination, these roles will not go to a membership vote and will be confirmed directly at the AGM.

27/08/2025

Join the UKRG Committee for 2025-2026! This year, we have the following roles available:

📣 Chair
✍ Secretary
🎉 Events Officers (x 2)
📋 Membership Secretary
📢 Communications Officer
🕸️ Web Officer

The UKRG is a brilliant forum for communication, co-operation and collaboration between registrars, collection managers, exhibition organisers and corporates in fields related to the work undertaken by registrars.

The Group is run by the committee, all dedicated volunteers. Being on the UKRG Committee is a rewarding, stimulating and an enjoyable experience where you can develop great networks, skills, knowledge and give something back to the sector. The Committee can not run without you! Each member of the committee plays an important part in shaping UKRG and continuing its success. Come and be part of that.

Each role has a job description. If you have questions or queries do not hesitate to get in contact with the current post holder, or the Chair, to have a chat!

Get your nominations in by midday 5th September to Sara Mittica ([email protected]). All candidates must submit their nomination, seconded by a Full Member, in writing to the Secretary.

For more details and the job descriptions, please click the link in bio!

16/04/2025

We look forward to welcoming you to our Spring 2025 event Future Proof: Our Collections, Our Work and Our Sector on Thursday 1st May at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow and online across the UK.

We are very excited to announce the full line up below:

📣 Emily Gould, Assistant Director, Institute of Art and Law of Art & Law
📣 Jane Freel, Curator (Engagement), Fife Cultural Trust (OnFife)
📣 Dr Elena Cooper, Senior Lecturer (School of Law) and Lizzie O’Neill, Digital Collections Manager ( The Hunterian), University of Glasgow
📣 Carissa Chew, Doctoral Researcher & Inclusive Metadata Consultant, The University of Edinburgh
📣 Jacob O’Sullivan, Museum Development Manager – Collections and Interpretation, .galleries.scotland Museums Galleries Scotland
📣 Kathy Richmond, Head of Collections & Applied Conservation, and Ross Irving, Collections Registrar, Historic Environment Scotland

In-person and online tickets are still available! Ticket sales close on Thursday 24th April. Please book your spot on Eventbrite to avoid disappointment.

For tickets, more details and the full agenda, please click the link in bio!

22/03/2025

We’re excited to announce our Spring event, taking place on Thursday 1st May!

The event will be organised in collaboration with and kindly hosted by The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, at Kelvin Hall. The event will focus on how we can ensure our collections, our practice and our sector are fit for the future.

We will look at the challenges and opportunities created by NFTs and AI, how to use collections that may have been acquired with conditions attached, and how we preserve intangible heritage amongst a range of other topics.

Speakers will include:

📢 Dr Emily Gould, Institute of Art and Law
📢 Dr Elena Cooper, CREATe, University of Glasgow
📢 Jacob O’Sullivan, Museums Galleries Scotland

Further speakers and final agenda will be shared with the April E-Bulletin. We will also be live-streaming the event for those unable to attend in person.

For more details, click the link in bio 🔗

13/02/2025

Thank you to everyone who attended our winter 2025 event ‘Lending and Borrowing in a Climate Emergency’ in London at the Society of Antiquaries at Burlington House; at our Watch Party at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh; and online across the UK!

A big thank you to our speakers Elise Foster Vander Elst, David Chan, Elizabeth Norwood, Sian Tipler, Robert Hepburne-Scott, Claire Hallinan, and Becca Weir and Lauren Bower, and to the team at the Society of Antiquaries.

We’re excited to announce the upcoming dates of our UKRG Spring Event, and the date of our AGM - please check our latest e-bulletin for more details, and mark your calendars!

26/01/2025

The agenda for our upcoming UKRG Winter event is now available!

View the full details on the UKRG website linked in our bio.

See you there 🪴

18/01/2025

We look forward to welcoming you to the first UKRG Event of 2025. The in-person London tickets have now sold out, but as this will be a hybrid event there are still options for attending!

If you are a full UKRG Member:

🌱In-person, Scotland: For members based north of the Border, we will be arranging a Watch Party at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh
🌱Live-Streamed: The event will also be live-streamed for members to watch anywhere.

If you are an online-only UKRG member, we would welcome you at any of these but would ask for a contribution towards the event. Please ensure you select the correct ticket when booking and if you have any questions do not hesitate to contact [email protected]. The prices for online members are confirmed on the Eventbrite page.

Sign up via the link in our bio!

Speakers will include:
🌱Elise Foster Vander Elst, Head of Exhibitions and Environmental Impact Lead,
⁠🌱Elizabeth Norwood,
⁠🌱Sian Tipler, Estimates Manager & Sustainability Officer,
⁠🌱Robert Hepburne-Scott, Managing Director, Fine Art, Museums & Exhibitions,
🌱Claire Hallinan, Head Registrar,

More speakers and confirmed agenda to be shared in due course!

For those attending the in-person event or who would like to keep the conversation going, we have booked a space for drinks at the Clarence at 4 Dover Street, London, W1S 4LB.

23/12/2024

Wishing all UKRG members a happy holiday season and a peaceful New Year! We hope it’s been a cracker of a year, and that everyone has a well deserved break over the holiday period. Best wishes from the UKRG Committee 🎉

Image: William Ewart Lockhart (1846–1900), Old Father Christmas, oil on canvas. Image credit: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

17/12/2024

On 22nd November were delighted to welcome over 30 Scottish UKRG members to Dundee for a friendly afternoon of discussion, networking and knowledge-sharing. shared updates on the development of their Coatbridge fine art storage facilities, while presented on their reusable crate solutions. Emma Denness of Tate / National Galleries of Scotland presented on digital condition reporting solutions being pioneered by the ARTIST ROOMS programme. Following a guided tour of V&A Dundee’s exhibition Kimono, there was a knowledge-sharing session between members who had recently attended ERC 2024 in Rome.

UKRG members in Scotland hope to gather again in 2025 - further details and venue to be announced!

12/12/2024

We look forward to welcoming you to our Winter Event on 30 January 2025 at the Society of Antiquaries of London at Burlington House. We will be talking about carbon calculators and sustainable lending so if you have worked on a project that put sustainability at its heart and would like to speak about it, we would love to hear from you! Please email [email protected].

We are hoping to live-stream this event to make it accessible to members who can’t be there in person. We will share the agenda and open up sign ups via Eventbrite in early January so watch this space!

26/11/2024

📣 Registrar Apprenticeship, call to action! 📣

The Trailblazer Group developing the first professional level Registrar apprenticeship are excited to provide an update on the apprenticeship and ask for your help in delivering the project!

“This is the first time we will have a national standard of competence for this role. As a Level 6 Apprenticeship (equivalent to a degree) a new starter will take typically 36 months to achieve competency.

The first apprentices to start on this new work-based learning programme will be employed by and the from Spring 2025.

This is a unique partnership to develop new pathways into the Registrar profession. It demonstrates a long-term commitment from Tate, Victoria and Albert Museum and partner organisations to invest in opening-up opportunities and passing on specialist knowledge and skills they have acquired.

Are you interested in helping?

✅ Do you have funding to host an apprentice from Spring 2025?
✅ Are you interested in joining the Trailblazer Group to help design the apprenticeship?
✅ Could you help deliver specialist training to apprentices?
✅ Could your institution offer space for training sessions, behind the scenes visits etc.?
✅ Are you interested in becoming an end point assessor?”

If you can help, click the link in bio to contact the Trailblazer Group!

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