conservator
Conservators organise and valorise works of art, buildings, books and furniture. They work in a wide range of areas such as creating and implementing new collections of art, preserving heritage buildings by applying restoration techniques as well as foreseeing the conservation of literary works, films, and valuable objects.
Also called: furniture conservator, furniture conservation officer, books conservator, building conservation officer
- 15
- essential skills
- 18
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2621
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- exhibition curator8 skills in common
- art restorer7 skills in common
- book restorer7 skills in common
- collection manager5 skills in common
- exhibition registrar5 skills in common
- cultural archive manager3 skills in common
- import export manager in agricultural machinery and equipment2 skills in common
- import export specialist in agricultural machinery and equipment2 skills in common
Essential skills
15- apply strategic thinking
- assess conservation needs
- assess museum object condition
- coordinate operational activities
- cope with challenging demands
- create collection conservation plan
- create solutions to problems
- ensure safety of exhibition
- examine conservation issues
- meet deadlines
- museum databases
- plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage
- provide conservation advice
- structure information
- use ICT resources to solve work related tasks
Optional skills
18- apply restoration techniques
- art collections
- art history
- art-historical values
- cultural history
- cultural projects
- estimate restoration costs
- estimate restoration costs of antique items
- evaluate art quality
- furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products
- historic architecture
- history
- interact with an audience
- perform project management
- present reports
- provide project information on exhibitions
- respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition
- supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings
No account needed to start
How close are you to being a conservator?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.