How do they match: Museum Technicians and Conservators

  • Museum Technicians and Conservators

  • Conservation Assistant
  • Conservation Specialist
  • Conservation Technician
  • Conservation Worker
  • Conservator
  • Conservator Technician
  • Art Conservator
  • Artifacts Conservator
  • Ethnographic Materials Conservator
  • Objects Conservator
  • Paintings Conservator
  • Paper Conservator
  • Textile Conservator

  • 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.

  • Perform tests and examinations to establish storage and conservation requirements, policies, and procedures.
  • Prepare reports on the operation of conservation laboratories, documenting the condition of artifacts, treatment options, and the methods of preservation and repair used.