Photographic Conservator — Contemporary Art

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority; Hong Kong; Vor Ort; HKD 600.000 - 900.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority's M+ Conservation and Research Department seeks a Conservator to preserve the museum's photographic collections and related media. The role involves examination, documentation, treatment proposals, preventive care, and collaboration with registrars and other departments.

You will lead workflows for cold storage studies, advise on environmental controls, contribute to research, protect artworks, train staff and interns, and ensure ethical handling and

Qualifikationen

• Master degree in conservation with specialization in photographic materials.
• At least 5 years of postgraduate experience in photography conservation.
• Experience with preservation, documentation, and display of photographic works.

Aufgaben

• Contributing to preservation and display of the M+ Collection through examination, documentation, treatment, and display.
• Examination and documentation of archival and fine art photographic materials, including condition reporting.
• Developing treatment proposals and performing conservation treatments in line with ethics and standards.
• Advising environmental storage and shipping protocols for long-term care of photographs.
• Leading photographic cold storage and acclimatization studies with collection registrars.
• Conducting research on materials and techniques of artists in the collection.
• Collaborating with other departments on handling, storage, display, shipping, and sustainability.
• Ensuring mounting, environmental monitoring, IPM, and emergency preparedness meet high standards.
• Communicating research results through publications or professional presentations.
• Staying current on methods and training staff and volunteers in best practices.

Kenntnisse

Photography conservation

Documentation and reporting

Treatment proposal development

MS Windows / macOS

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Conservation (photographic materials)

Tools

Museum Collections Management System (TMS)

Jobbeschreibung

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority's M+ Conservation and Research Department seeks a Conservator to preserve the museum's photographic collections and related media. The role involves examination, documentation, treatment proposals, preventive care, and collaboration with registrars and other departments.

You will lead workflows for cold storage studies, advise on environmental controls, contribute to research, protect artworks, train staff and interns, and ensure ethical handling and