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What’s it like to be a Conservator?
Conservators plan, organise and undertake the preservation and conservation of
materials and objects in private, public and community collections, including
libraries, archives, museums, art galleries, art centres, and historical and
archaeological sites.
How much can I expect to earn?
Full-time employed Conservator earn an average of $1731 per week. The [average
annual salary for this job is $90012 excluding super.]
Personal requirements
- patient with the capacity for fine manual work
- aptitude for science, particularly chemistry and physics
- aptitude for using computers
- attention to detail
- ability to understand and apply professional and ethical codes of conduct
- artistic interests such as sculpture, painting and drawing
- aptitude for technical tasks
- normal colour vision
- sensitivity to Indigenous and ethnic cultural issues
- interest in history, art history and materials technology.
This job also involves:
Good vision for detail
These jobs require you to be able to see clearly to examine items close-up. It
covers jobs where poor vision e.g. tunnel vision, could make the work place
unsafe or the job difficult to undertake, e.g. draftsperson working with
detailed drawings; checkout operator reading dockets; work requiring good
hand-eye co-ordination for working with precision or semi-precision tools.
Mainly indoor work
Workers performing these jobs would usually be expected to spend more than
three-quarters of their day indoors, in an office, factory or other enclosed
area protected from the weather.
Reading or writing
These jobs require moderate or better reading and writing skills. Workers may
be expected to prepare, understand or act on written materials, such as
letters or reports. People may wish to avoid these jobs if their reading or
writing English skills are limited to a small range of words or phrases and
symbols. Jobs remaining may still require very basic reading or writing
skills.
This occupation offers jobs at the following skill levels:
Professional Jobs
Jobs in this group usually require completion of a recognised Bachelor Degree,
or extensive relevant experience. Some jobs also require post-graduate study,
such as a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master Degree.
Study requirements
At school, you can study these subject(s) to get a good foundation for this
occupation:
Art
School subjects that include some aspect of ART provide a useful background to
these jobs. In some cases an art-related subject is a pre-requisite for entry
to courses that provide the training for the job.
Chemistry
School subjects that include some aspects of CHEMISTRY provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a chemistry-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
History
School subjects that include some aspect of HISTORY provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a history-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Duties and tasks of a Conservator
Conservators may perform the following tasks:
- examine and evaluate the condition of objects and confirm their identification and authenticity
- organise systematic inspection of collections and prepare written and photographic reports
- advise on the optimum storage and display conditions for the objects in their care (such as correct light, relative humidity, integrated pest management and temperature control)
- advise on the correct methods for handling, storing, displaying and transporting works of art and artefacts
- conduct research into the material, technological or historical nature of collections, as well as materials and techniques critical for their preservation and sustainability
- undertake extensive research into deterioration problems within collections in order to inform collections management
- undertake and record the details of conservation and restoration procedures to correct damage or control deterioration.
Specialisations
Conservators specialise in a range of areas, including paper, paintings,
photographs, social and cultural artefacts, bookbinding and archives,
furniture, archaeological materials, buildings and historic sites, outdoor
sculpture and large technology objects, textiles and preventative
conservation.