Art handlers are trained individuals who work directly with objects in museums and art galleries. They work in coordination with exhibition registrars, collection managers, conservator-restorers and curators, among others, to ensure that objects are safely handled and cared for. Often they are responsible for packing and unpacking art, installing and deinstalling art in exhibitions, and moving art around the museum and storage spaces.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Mounting and preparing objects for display;
(b) Designing and arranging exhibit furnishings, display cases and display areas;
(c) Assisting in setting up lighting and display equipment;
(d) Receiving, shipping, packing and unpacking exhibits;
(e) Ordering new library materials and maintaining library records and circulation systems;
(f) Cataloguing printed and recorded material;
(g) Entering data into databases and editing computer records;
(h) Operating audiovisual and reprographic equipment;
(i) Searching and verifying bibliographic data.