Photography Conservator

Role Purpose:

The Conservator will be expected to carry out conservation treatment on the Museum’s photography collections, care for relevant collections, ensuring their physical safety- stability, keeping detailed records of the works carried out along with communicating the Photography Conservator activities with his/ her colleagues and interest groups.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Visits Academics and Scholars
• Ensures adherence to policies and procedures
• Works as part of The Collections Division and provide accurate information to the Orientalist Museum staff
• Carries out conservation treatments on the Museum’s Photography collections, care for relevant collections, ensuring that their physical safety-stability, keeping detailed records of the works carried out
• Communicates the Photography conservation activities with his/ her colleagues and interest groups
• Assists with day to day running of the laboratory (including procuring materials and equipment)
• Ensures familiarity with condition surveys with the ability to undertake same
• Ensures good knowledge of monitoring and controlling the environment in which collections are stored or displayed to prevent deterioration
• Liaises with museum curators, registrars and other colleagues
• Assists with setting up exhibitions
• Applies preventive conservation principles and care of collections with interest into Photography
• Packs objects for transport and accompanying objects in transit to other locations if required
• Takes supervisory roles occasionally (i.e. interns, volunteers and newer staff members)
• Publishes his/her work, under the Orientalist policies and procedures
• Ensures well versed process in mount making
• Any other activity as described by the Head for Conservation