How do they match: Museum Technicians and Conservators

  • Museum Technicians and Conservators

  • Conservation Worker
  • Lace and Textiles Restorer
  • Paper and Prints Restorer

  • Restore, maintain, or prepare objects in museum collections for storage, research, or exhibit. May work with specimens such as fossils, skeletal parts, or botanicals; or artifacts, textiles, or art. May identify and record objects or install and arrange them in exhibits. Includes book or document conservators.

  • Supervise and work with volunteers.
  • Classify and assign registration numbers to artifacts and supervise inventory control.
  • Direct and supervise curatorial, technical, and student staff in the handling, mounting, care, and storage of art objects.
  • Estimate cost of restoration work.
  • Perform on-site field work which may involve interviewing people, inspecting and identifying artifacts, note-taking, viewing sites and collections, and repainting exhibition spaces.
  • Prepare reports on the operation of conservation laboratories, documenting the condition of artifacts, treatment options, and the methods of preservation and repair used.

  • Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
  • Maintain operational records.
  • Record research or operational data.