Conservator Legal, Social & Cultural Professionals

The tools and processes involved in working with museum databases.

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Apply generation and effective application of business insights and possible opportunities, in order to achieve competitive business advantage on a long-term basis.

Assess and list the needs for conservation/restoration, in relation to current use and planned future use.

Synchronise activities and responsibilities of the operational staff to ensure that the resources of an organisation are used most efficiently in pursuit of the specified objectives.

Solve problems which arise in planning, prioritising, organising, directing/facilitating action and evaluating performance. Use systematic processes of collecting, analysing, and synthesising information to evaluate current practice and generate new understandings …

Ensure operative processes are finished at a previously agreed-upon time.

Organise information using systematic methods such as mental models and according to given standards in order to facilitate user information processing and understanding with respect to the specific requirements and …

Work together with the collection manager or restorer, to evaluate and document the condition of a museum object for a loan or an exhibition.

Create a comprehensive, high-level overview conservation plan for the collection.

Assess the nature of the object to be conserved or restored, and examine the causes of any deterioration.

Ensure safety of exhibition environment and of artefacts by applying safety devices.

Formulating guidelines for object care, preservation and maintenance, and providing professional advice on possible restoration work to be done.

Ability to choose and use ICT recources in order to solve related tasks

Field that combines historical and anthropological approaches for recording and studying past customs, arts, and manners of a group of people taking into account their political, cultural, and social milieu.

The purpose, organisation and management of cultural projects and related fundraising actions.

The techniques and styles of various periods in history from an architectural standpoint.

The historical and artistic values implied in examples of one's branch of art.

The history of art and artists, the artistic trends throughout centuries and their contemporary evolutions.

The offered furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.

The discipline that studies, analyses, and presents the events of the past related to humans.

The variety of paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and other works that form collections in a museum and prospective new collections which are of interest for a museum or art gallery.

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The Preparator's Handbook

Andrew Saluti

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Select and apply appropriate restoration techniques in order to achieve the required restoration goals. This encompasses preventive measures, remedial measures, restoration processes and management processes.

Estimate the cost implications of restoring and replacing products or parts.

Correctly evaluate the quality of art objects, artefacts, photographs and documents.

Convey the artistic values of the art form(s). Respond to the reactions of your audience and involve them.

Manage and plan various resources, such as human resources, budget, deadline, results, and quality necessary for a specific project, and monitor the project's progress in order to achieve a specific …

Display results, statistics and conclusions to an audience in a transparent and straightforward way.

Estimate the price of the restoration process of antique products taking into consideration the time required for restoration.

Provide information on the preparation, execution and evaluation of exhibitions and other artistic projects.

Respect cultural differences when creating artistic concepts and exhibitions. Collaborate with international artists, curators, museums and sponsors.

Supervise protection and restoration projects of cultural heritage. Use own expertise to make sure the project runs smoothly.