Whats an Art Conservator?
Art is continually exposed to hazards–from the environment and from improper handling and storage. An art conservator examines how to minimize these risks. Conservators also preserve works of art, artifacts (like dinosaur bones), and specimens, keeping detailed records about them. Read More… What are you like? TopWhat’s an Art Conservator Do? As an art conservator, you might use X-rays, chemical testing, microscopes, special lights, and other laboratory equipment, and techniques to examine objects. You document your findings, then treat the objects to minimize their wear and tear or to restore them to their original state. As a conservator, you can decide to work on particular materials or groups of objects, like old maps or books, paintings, decorative arts, textiles, and even metals. Art conservators earn between $35,000 and $250,000. What are you like? TopThings to Do • See a painting get restored at the Upper Midwest Conservation Association. • There’s more to a painting than ju
