UKRG Constitution

The objectives, membership and terms of reference for the UKRG committee are highlighted within its constitution.

The UKRG Committee has undertaken the first major revision of the UKRG Constitution for twenty years.  Since its inception, UKRG has grown organically and incrementally to become an internationally recognised leading provider of training, advocacy and standards for cultural collections care and logistics.

To download the current constitution as a PDF please click here.

UKRG Committee

Interested in joining the committee? Read about what the roles entail here or contact an existing post-holder here.

Kathy Richmond

Chair

I have been working as a Registrar for over ten years, and before that in a series of related roles (both paid and voluntary). I am currently Registrar at the Museum of London, having previously worked for Tate and before that for the Royal Armouries Museum. I’ve been lucky to work with some fantastic objects, collections and people, from firearms to archaeology, and from Turner to Hirst. I have found UKRG to be hugely beneficial in providing information and advice, networking opportunities and support, through which I’ve founded genuine friendships as well as professional links so I’m delighted to now be in a position to contribute and look forward to seeing what we can achieve over the next two years.

Terri Dendy

Treasurer

I am currently Museum Registrar at National Army Museum. Before that, I was a Collections Information Officer at the Science Museum where I worked on loans in for Exhibitions in London and at the National Media Museum in Bradford. I’ve been working in the museum industry for several years at many institutions and in a variety of roles, from education at Stevenage museum to auditing at the National Maritime Museum and art handling at Tate. I have also co-founded a website aimed at breaking down the preconceived ideas of those working in museums – theministryofcuriosity.blogspot.co.uk. I’m really looking forward to being on the committee, getting more involved in the UKRG community and undertaking the role of Treasurer!

Katie Robson

Secretary

Prior to working in museums and galleries I worked as an administrator in the NHS which, little did I know at the time, was a great training ground for the registrar role. The sectors have many similarities but I decided to swap the patient database and medical reports for a collections database and condition reports. At the Barber Institute of Fine Arts I enjoyed working on incoming exhibition loans and outgoing international loans. I was also fortunate to work with the amazing Devonshire Collection at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, which displays the treasures from centuries of collecting alongside recent works. I am currently Assistant Registrar at National Museums Scotland where I am enjoying working on a diverse range of loans from racing cars to cloned sheep!  I am looking forward to contributing to the work of the UKRG, which has been a fantastic resource for me.

Ellie Saggers

Web Editor

I am currently the Exhibitions and Registrar Assistant at the Fitzwilliam Museum where I work on loans and exhibitions on a National and International scale. Previously I was a Corporate & Collections Information Officer at the National Railway Museum (Science Museum Group) where I worked on registration, documentation and records management. I was also a Collections Trainee at Braintree District Museum where I developed my interest in collections registration after completing an acquisition project of over 500 artworks. I’m looking forward to developing the UKRG’s use of social media to try and interact more with our members.

Sarah Hardy

Events Officer

Whilst I’m not busy organising UKRG events, I occupy myself as an Assistant Registrar at the National Gallery. My main responsibility in this role is managing loans out of the collection, I get involved in everything from preparing loan requests to present to the Board of Trustees to couriering works back when the exhibition is over. Before coming to the National Gallery, I worked in all sorts of museum jobs from giving tours at Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Lancashire, to running the education programme at Two Temple Place in London. I’m thrilled to be involved at committee level with UKRG and hope to organise some exciting events in my two year tenure.

Vacant

Events Officer

Susannah Darby

Web Officer

I am an Assistant Registrar at National Museums Scotland. Prior to this, I was a Collections Information Officer at the Science Museum, working on new loans out and loan out renewals, acquisitions and providing registration and documentation support to our Contemporary Science team’s fast-paced programme of exhibitions and displays, as well as supervising two volunteers. I previously worked on disposals, historic loans and collection audits and on incoming loans and acquisitions for the Science Museum’s Information Age gallery. Before that, I was a cataloguer working on stored and displayed collections audits at Historic Royal Palaces. I’m looking forward to joining the UKRG committee and getting involved with looking after the website.

Rebecca England

Supporting Member

I am one of three Exhibitions Officers at Dulwich Picture Gallery. I coordinate the negotiation, insurance and transport of loans in for our temporary exhibition programme. Alongside registration duties I also manage the design, build, interpretation and catalogue production. I have worked at Dulwich for three years, having started as Exhibitions Assistant to the department. Prior to my time at Dulwich I gained exhibitions experience at Abbey House Museum, Harewood House, Whitehall Museum and The Tetley (previously PSL). This is my first time on the committee, and I am really looking forward to throwing myself into all of the exciting events and policy led by UKRG.

Flora Fyles

Membership Secretary

I’m currently an Assistant Registrar at the Museum of London, working on loans in and out, as well as acquisitions, exits and anything else people find they need the help of a registrar for.  Before this, I worked at the Science Museum for two years on various projects, including cataloguing for the Information Age gallery, co-ordinating gallery decants, and general registrar-type jobs.  Being a member of UKRG has been a great way to put faces to names, and I look forward to getting to know many more of you over the next two years as Membership Secretary.

Vacant

Corporate & Development Officer

Please contact the Chair, Kathy Richmond, with queries relating to Corporate and Development issues.

Vacant

Professional Development Officer 

Dean Baylis

Supporting Officer

I have worked at the British Museum in various roles for over 25 years, with the last 13 in the Middle East Department, dealing with a collection that ranges from Ancient Mesopotamia, the Persian Empire and Islamic cultures up to the present day.

I have been a member of the UKRG since the late 90s and was previously a Committee Member  (Supporting Officer) from 2012 to 2014, during the time when the ERC was held in Edinburgh and presented talks at the ERC in 2012 and the Australasian Registrars Conference in 2014, where I also ‘represented’ UKRG at their AGM.

Apparently breaking the terms of your parole means you can be recalled to the committee at any time…

Claire Floyd

Supporting Officer

I have been an Assistant Registrar at Tate for almost four years, initially working with the Displays team before moving to Loans Out. I have worked in the Museum sector for over seven years, starting out at Momart in their Exhibitions Department learning about Fine Art shipping, customs procedures and finding licence applications strangely therapeutic. Since then, I have enjoyed working with the large and varied collection at Tate and arranging the logistics for Tate Exhibitions and Displays as well as to external institutions. I look forward to joining the UKRG Committee as a Supporting Officer and getting involved!