Museum Technicians and Conservators

Course Advisor, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is looking for a Museum Technician or Conservator who will be responsible for restoring, maintaining, and preparing museum objects for various purposes. You will supervise volunteers, coordinate with curatorial staff, and ensure artifacts are safely installed for exhibitions. Ideal candidates should have a good mix of technical skills and critical thinking abilities. Experience with tools like Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Office is preferred. Join us and contribute to preserving our cultural heritage!

Responsibilities

• Supervise and work with volunteers.
• Notify superior for outside expert restoration.
• Direct curatorial and technical staff handling of art.
• Deliver artwork on courier trips.
• Install and prepare artifacts for exhibition.
• Clean various objects using appropriate materials.

Skills

Active Listening

Speaking

Reading Comprehension

Writing

Critical Thinking

Judgment and Decision Making

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Adobe Photoshop

Gallery Systems EmbARK

PastPerfect Software

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Visual FoxPro

Questor Systems ARGUS

Job description

Museum Technician or Conservator

Job Description & Duties

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.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and work with volunteers.
• Notify superior when restoration of artifacts requires outside experts.
• Direct and supervise curatorial, technical, and student staff in the handling, mounting, care, and storage of art objects.
• Deliver artwork on courier trips.
• Install, arrange, assemble, and prepare artifacts for exhibition, ensuring the artifacts’ safety, reporting their status and condition, and identifying and correcting any problems with the set up.
• Clean objects, such as paper, textiles, wood, metal, glass, rock, pottery, and furniture, using cleansers, solvents, soap solutions, and polishes.

Required Skills

• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Other Job Titles

• Paintings Conservator
• Ethnographic Materials Conservator
• Conservator
• Ceramic Restorer
• Conservation Technician

Tools & Technologies Used

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Outlook
• Adobe Photoshop
• Microsoft Visual FoxPro
• Gallery Systems EmbARK
• PastPerfect Software
• Questor Systems ARGUS