How do they match: Museum Technicians and Conservators

  • Art Conservator
  • Art Handler
  • Art Objects Repairer
  • Art Preparator
  • Fine Arts Packer

  • 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.

  • Direct and supervise curatorial, technical, and student staff in the handling, mounting, care, and storage of art objects.
  • Specialize in particular materials or types of object, such as documents and books, paintings, decorative arts, textiles, metals, or architectural materials.