A registrar is an individual professionally involved with the care and management of fine art or ethnographic objects in public and private collections, museums and galleries.
A registrar’s duties are multifaceted and may include: collections inventory and documentation, exhibition coordination, logistical organization for transport and insurance of loans and courier accompaniment of loans or entire exhibitions travelling to other institutions.
In a museum a registrar functions as the link between curator, conservator/restorer, museum technician and lender.
swissregistrars is the professional association for registrars working within Switzerland.