Research manager to exhibition registrar
A research manager already meets 18% of what the exhibition registrar role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.
80.9/ 100
1 How much of what an exhibition registrar is expected to do is already part of a research manager’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the exhibition registrar role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An exhibition registrar role treats 4 of its required skills as things a research manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- cope with challenging demands
- respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition
- use ICT resources to solve work related tasks
- work independently on exhibitions
What stands in the way is 17 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An exhibition registrar role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a research manager background worth leading with.
- already held work independently on exhibitions management skills
- already held respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held cope with challenging demands communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use ICT resources to solve work related tasks working with computers
- already held liaise with cultural partners communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held interact with an audience communication, collaboration and creativity
All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the exhibition registrar role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 28 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn advise on art handling required
- still to learn consult exhibition organisers required
- still to learn advise on government policy compliance required
- still to learn advise on tax policy required
- still to learn prepare loan contracts required
- optional, not held provide advice on travel destinations optional
- optional, not held provide railway technical advice optional
- optional, not held train guides optional
- optional, not held advise on foreign affairs policies optional
- optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
- still to learn assess museum object condition required
- still to learn compose condition reports required
- still to learn document museum collection required
- still to learn implement risk management for works of art required
- optional, not held monitor museum environment optional
- optional, not held lead inspections optional
- still to learn manage loans required
- still to learn advise on loans of art work for exhibitions required
- still to learn deliver correspondence required
- optional, not held manage loan administration optional
- still to learn collection management software required
- still to learn museum databases required
- still to learn conservation techniques required
- optional, not held art collections optional
- optional, not held art history optional
- still to learn supervise artefact movement required
- optional, not held handle artworks optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an exhibition registrar role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage loans practise this
- 02 advise on art handling practise this
- 03 advise on loans of art work for exhibitions practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held cope with challenging demands skill
- already held respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition skill
- already held use ICT resources to solve work related tasks skill
- already held work independently on exhibitions skill
- already held interact with an audience skill
- already held liaise with cultural partners skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- still to learn ensure safety of exhibition required
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held provide advice on travel destinations optional
- optional, not held art collections optional
- optional, not held art history optional
- optional, not held handle artworks optional
- optional, not held manage loan administration optional
- optional, not held monitor museum environment optional
- optional, not held provide railway technical advice optional
- optional, not held train guides optional
- optional, not held advise on foreign affairs policies optional
- optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
- optional, not held lead inspections optional
28 held skills the exhibition registrar role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role biology knowledge
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role computational chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
- not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
- not needed by the target role direct an artistic team skill
- not needed by the target role discuss research proposals skill
- not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
- not needed by the target role image recognition knowledge
- not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage research and development projects skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role multidisciplinary research knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role physics knowledge
- not needed by the target role present exhibition skill
- not needed by the target role project management knowledge
- not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide project information on exhibitions skill
- not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
- not needed by the target role research design knowledge
- not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
- not needed by the target role study a collection skill
- not needed by the target role study topics skill
- not needed by the target role urban sustainability knowledge
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn collection management software required
- still to learn conservation techniques required
- still to learn museum databases required
- optional, not held art collections optional
- optional, not held art history optional
Common questions about this move
Can a research manager become an exhibition registrar?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A research manager already covers 18% of what an exhibition registrar is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 4 of which the exhibition registrar role treats as required.
What skills does a research manager need to become an exhibition registrar?
17 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is manage loans.
How hard is the move from research manager to exhibition registrar?
Its learning distance is 80.9 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.