Australasian Registrars Committee

Connecting professionals in registration, exhibitions, loans management & care for cultural heritage collections across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Oceania & beyond

About ARC

The Australasian Registrars Committee (ARC) then known as the Australian Registrars Committee was founded in Canberra at the CAMA (Council of Australian Museums Association) Conference on 21 November 1990.

Latest News

BROOKS INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME – TATE

Alyson Rolington, Head of Collection Management at Tate has shared this exciting opportunity with the ARC: Applications are open for Tate to host a Brooks International Fellow in Collections

Caitlin Lawler August 22, 2023

IAL/ARC – Future Collaborations in 2024

Dear ARC Members, It is with great delight that the ARC council writes to you with the possibility of developing and engaging with the Institute of Art and Law (IAL) to

Caitlin Lawler August 16, 2023

Protected: ARC Conference Survey

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Greg Hunter April 20, 2023

Journal Articles

The world needs to see this!

Any professional that has spent time in the museum field has had a simply breath-taking moment – the moment that makes one want to run out the door and drag the nearest person to see what they’re seeing.

Posters with a Purpose – a case study in responsible disposal

In 2012, London Transport Museum made the potentially controversial decision to sell over 300 posters from its collection at a major Christie’s auction, ‘Posters with a Purpose’.

Keeping Museum Collections Moving

As one barrier to the mobility of museum collections is removed with the Australian Government’s recent move to provide immunity legislation, another rears its head in the form of a policy change from Australian Customs that sees the costs skyrocket for lending and borrowing museums.