Responsible for managing, documenting and supporting access to Music and Art Collections through best practice registration, preservation and exhibition processes.

• Manages and documents Music and Art Collections
• Supports exhibitions through logistics and registration
• Ensures best practice in preservation and collection care

About the Position 

The Registrar, Music and Art is responsible for developing, managing and maintaining the official records of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Music and Art Collections. The role ensures best practice in collections management, including acquisition, registration, digitisation, preservation, storage and transport. It also supports the delivery of exhibitions and access programs by overseeing documentation, handling, logistics and risk management of collection objects. Working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders, the Registrar provides expert advice and contributes to the ongoing care, accessibility and presentation of the State Collection of the Performing Arts and Public Art Collections.

Band 3.2 | Full Time Ongoing $85,347 (pro rata) + 12% superannuation

Your experience and skills (key criteria): 

• Demonstrated experience in collections management and museum registration practices
• Strong knowledge of digitisation, conservation, and collection documentation standards
• Proven ability to manage exhibition logistics, loans, and object handling
• Excellent project management skills with ability to meet tight deadlines
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills across diverse teams

For more information please read the Position Description  PD Registrar Music and Art_FINAL_20260326.docx

About Arts Centre Melbourne

Arts Centre Melbourne acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we gather, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung. We also acknowledge the neighbouring Kulin Nation groups, the Boonwurrung and Bunurong people, and pay our respects to elders, past and present.

Beneath our iconic Spire, in Hamer Hall and at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, we showcase the best of Australian and international performing arts.  

Together with our own program of performances, events and activities we offer a diversity of audiences a distinctly multidimensional approach to participation, education and entertainment.

We are now focused on Reimagining Arts Centre Melbourne as part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to transforming the Melbourne Arts Precinct into a thriving, connected creative and civic space over the coming years.

For a glimpse into working at Arts Centre Melbourne click here.

Enjoy Team Member Benefits

As a valued member of our ensemble, you will enjoy: 

• Complimentary tickets
• Discounts at food & beverage outlets
• Discounted commuter benefits and onsite parking 
• Access to wellbeing activities and learning and development programs 
• Free access to Employee Assistance Programs which includes specific support to our First Nations team members and members of the LGBTQIA+ community and People of Colour.

Apply Now!

Arts Centre Melbourne welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, Disabled and Deaf people, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people of all ages.

We seek to provide workplace adjustments at all relevant stages of the recruitment process such as alternative formats or other access supports. You can specify in the application form if you require any adjustments or please ask us at any stage. If you need to contact us about making workplace adjustments during the recruitment process, please send an email to peopleassist@artscentremelbourne.com.au.

Please submit your resume together with a cover letter by 11:55pm Tuesday 14 April 2026.

Early applications are encouraged as suitable candidates may be invited to attend an interview prior to the closing date.

Employment at Arts Centre Melbourne is conditional upon the satisfactory completion of a National Police Check.

Applications are open to those with full working rights in Australia. Arts Centre Melbourne is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.