{"id":14969,"date":"2016-06-13T08:15:25","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T13:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/?p=14969"},"modified":"2016-06-13T08:15:25","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T13:15:25","slug":"job-posting-associate-objects-conservator-museum-of-fine-arts-boston-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2016\/06\/13\/job-posting-associate-objects-conservator-museum-of-fine-arts-boston-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Posting: Associate Objects Conservator – Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Associate Objects Conservator –\u00a0<\/strong>Museum of Fine Arts, Boston<\/em>
\nThe Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is an encyclopedic collection comprising more than 450,000 objects. Founded in 1870, the Museum\u2019s collections include ancient archaeological materials, American and European sculpture and decorative arts, African, Oceanic and Asian objects and sculpture, as well as contemporary works.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>
\nConservation and Collections Management is an integral part of the Museum\u2019s stated purpose to hold its collections in trust for future generations. Members of the department promote the long-term preservation of artworks through development of conservation treatments, study of materials and techniques, scholarly research and documentation. The department follows internationally established standards to document and maintain the aesthetic and physical integrity of works of art through six conservation disciplines, an analytical facility, and a collections management division responsible for safe exhibition, storage, transport, as well as the collections database.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>
\nFounded in 1929, the Objects Conservation Laboratory upholds a long and distinguished tradition of excellence in the examination, treatment, and preservation of cultural heritage, supported by a full range of scientific resources.<\/em>
\nThe Museum of Fine Arts, Boston seeks to fill a full-time Associate Objects Conservator<\/strong> position beginning in the summer of 2016. The position may be renewed annually through current term end date of April\u00a02019.
\nUnder the direction of the Head of Objects Conservation or the Conservator, the Associate Conservator will be responsible for the conservation of works to be exhibited at the Museum\u2019s sister museum, the Nagoya\/Boston Museum of Fine Arts (N\/BMFA), as well as objects to be loaned to other exhibition\u00a0partners.
\nEssential\u00a0Functions:<\/p>\n