Conservator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture
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About The Position
The Conservator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture will perform conservation examinations and treatments on the museum’s collection of sculpture, decorative arts, installation art, outdoor sculpture, architecture, and other collections in a wide range of materials including ceramics, glass, metal, stone, wood, polychrome wood, plastics, leather, lacquer, other organic materials, and composites. The museum has major holdings of American, European, South Asian, and East Asian works of art, including Contemporary Art, Design, time-based media, and outdoor sculpture, and with expanding collections of African and African Diasporic Art. The Conservator will work independently and collaboratively to conduct research to further understanding of materials and techniques used by artists, manufacturers, and fabricators. They will serve as an integral member of the museum’s conservation staff and assume leadership in activities relating to exhibitions, installations, loans, preventive care of the permanent collections and building, and professional and public engagement. The Conservator establishes long-term goals and strategic planning for the conservation gallery maintenance program, overseeing the Supervisor of Conservation Gallery Maintenance and a team of part-time gallery maintenance technicians who carry out routine collection maintenance in galleries on weekly or established periods as required.
