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From: Joy Gardiner
ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE TEXTILE CONSERVATOR WINTERTHUR MUSEUM & COUNTRY ESTATE
Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, the largest single collection of American Decorative Arts 1640-1860, seeks an Assistant or Associate level Textile Conservator. Responsibilities include care/conservation of the textile collection of over 20,000 objects, working with a large museum staff and faculty, and teaching in the Winterthur/University of Delaware Art Conservation Program. In addition to a thorough knowledge of the discipline and excellent hand skills in textile conservation, he/she will be an advocate for the museum, graduate program and profession through presentations, teaching and publications.
The successful candidate will have understanding of the history, scientific principles and preservation/treatment options for historic textiles. The applicant must hold a Master's degree in conservation or Bachelor's degree and equivalent experience. For the Assistant level at least 2 years experience in conservation is required with a Master’s degree or at least 4 years with a Bachelor’s degree. For the Associate level at least 7 years experience is required with a Master’s or at least 9 years with a Bachelor’s.
Interested candidates should forward a cover letter and resume to Human Resources, Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, Winterthur, DE 19735 or email jobs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx. EOE.
This has been posted elsewhere, but we wanted to make sure we had as wide a distribution as possible. This later posting does not imply any reflection on the candidates who have applied to date.
Joy Gardiner Assistant Director of Conservation/ Textile Conservator Winterthur Museum & Country Estate Winterthur, DE 19735 jgardiner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 302-888-4612
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