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    Conservator (Objects) - Landover Hills, United States - Smithsonian Institution

    Smithsonian Institution
    Smithsonian Institution Landover Hills, United States

    1 month ago

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    Description
    The Conservator (Objects) designs, proposes and conducts conservation treatments on a wide variety of inorganic and organic collections objects.


    In this position, you will:
    Provide expert technical advice and information on object conservation. Work with project teams and review exhibit plans, facility reports and drawings.

    Support operations of the conservation laboratory, development of unit-wide guidelines and protocol for the handling, care and storage of collections items, and for their presentation and exhibition.

    Technically support assistant conservators, contractors, lab assistants, interns, fellows and volunteers. Generate contracts and procurement to support the collection.

    Perform and actively participate in safeguarding the collection by developing and implementing IPM; disaster plans; prescribe environmental parameters and perform inspections.

    Work with collections managers to plan appropriate storage and ensure that the collection is housed safely.

    Advise curators, technicians, exhibit design and production staff, and others, on the conservation needs of the collections being prepared for exhibition, loan, or storage.

    Propose and conduct conservation treatment performing highly complex and delicate techniques on culturally significant, historical, and fine art objects from the collection.

    Objects worked upon are often extremely valuable and always irreplaceable, thus require unremitting attention to detail.
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