Cultural archive manager jobs in Finland
Archive managers ensure the care and preservation of a cultural institution and the archives within. Archive managers, along with curators, and conservators, play a very important role in the care of the institution and all the collections within.
Cultural archive manager - Which skills are essential?
Create a comprehensive, high-level overview conservation plan for the collection.
The variety of paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and other works that form collections in a museum and prospective new collections which are of interest for a museum or art gallery.
Plan, monitor and report on the budget.
Manage employees and subordinates, working in a team or individually, to maximise their performance and contribution. Schedule their work and activities, give instructions, motivate and direct the workers to meet the company objectives. Monitor and measure how an employee undertakes their responsibilities and how well these activities are executed. Identify areas for improvement and make suggestions to achieve this. Lead a group of people to help them achieve goals and maintain an effective working relationship among staff.
Supervise any movement of museum artefacts and ensure their security.
Monitor all the activities of an artistic organisation.
Establish and maintain high quality standards in collection care, from acquisition to conservation and display.
The procedures, instruments, techniques, materials and chemicals used in conservation and archiving.
A registrar determines risk factors to an art collection and mitigates them. Risk factors for artworks include vandalism, theft, pests, emergencies, and natural disasters. It is the responsibility of a registrar to develop and implement strategies to minimise these risks.
Monitor and document environmental conditions in a museum, in storage as well as exhibition facilities. Make sure an adapted and stable climate is guaranteed.
Working together with curators and museum collection managers, a registrar evaluates the condition of art objects for exhibition or loan purposes. The registrar also decides whether or not an artwork is able to withstand the stresses of travel or exposition.
The process of resource evaluation, selection and life-cycle planning to create and promote a coherent collection in line with the developing needs of the users or customers. Understanding legal deposit for long-term access to publications.
Understand project management and the activities which comprise this area. Know the variables implied in project management such as time, resources, requirements, deadlines, and responding to unexpected events.
Respect cultural differences when creating artistic concepts and exhibitions. Collaborate with international artists, curators, museums and sponsors.
Direct and supervise the day-to-day activities of subordinate personnel.
Registrars are concerned with documentation and record keeping of museum collections. Documentation includes information about an object's condition, provenance, materials, and all of its movements within the museum or out on loan.
The tools and processes involved in working with museum databases.
Maintain a positive attitude towards new and challenging demands such as interaction with artists and handling of artistic artefacts. Work under pressure such as dealing with last moment changes in time schedules and financial restraints.
Carry out administrative work and establish public relations.
Cultural archive manager - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Maintain and improve employees' performance by coaching individuals or groups how to optimise specific methods, skills or abilities, using adapted coaching styles and methods. Tutor newly recruited employees and assist them in the learning of new business systems.
Compile a detailed inventory of all items in the collection.
Provide information on the preparation, execution and evaluation of exhibitions and other artistic projects.
Be familiar with specialised collection management software used to document and keep record of the museum collection.
Work together with the collection manager or restorer, to evaluate and document the condition of a museum object for a loan or an exhibition.
The history of art and artists, the artistic trends throughout centuries and their contemporary evolutions.
Principles of estimating and planning of forecasts for business activity, compile regular budget and reports.
Synchronise activities and responsibilities of the operational staff to ensure that the resources of an organisation are used most efficiently in pursuit of the specified objectives.
Make recommendations for improvements to work activities
Present an exhibition and give educational lectures in a comprehensible way that is attractive to the public.
Supervise others to ensure that documents, files, and objects are correctly labelled, stored, and preserved according to archive standards and regulations.
Correctly evaluate the quality of art objects, artefacts, photographs and documents.
Research and trace the origins and the historical significance of collections and archive content.
Work directly with objects in museums and art galleries, in coordination with other museum professionals, to ensure that artworks are safely handled, packed, stored and cared for.
Create and maintain computer archives and databases, incorporating latest developments in electronic information storage technology.