Information and discussion on all aspects of British photographic history
This group does not have any discussions yet.
Add a Comment
Nice job, shame about the salary.
National Media Museum, Bradford
Conservator of Photographs
Salary: £21,302 per annum
Job reference: PL/NMEM/NOV12
Award winning, visionary and truly unique, the National Media Museum embraces photography, film, television, radio and the web. Part of the Science Museum Group of museums, it aims to engage, inspire and educate through comprehensive collections, innovative education programmes and a powerful yet sensitive approach to contemporary issues.
The National Media Museum is seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Conservator of Photographs to provide high quality interventive conservation. The post holder will be based at the National Media Museum in Bradford and will support our busy exhibition programme.
Your recognised conservation qualification or similar experience will be supported by demonstrable skills in interventive and preventive museum conservation on a wide range of photographic materials, with an understanding of conservation and collections care for 3-d mixed media objects; including condition checking and documentation.
You will be able to supervise volunteers and conservation interns and provide advice and support to colleagues working within the Curatorial, Corporate & Collections Information (Registration & Documentation) and Exhibitions teams. The role will also participate in the safe management of hazards within the collections, complying with current H&S regulations and in-house policies and safe working practices.
You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be confident communicating with a wide range of people. You will have demonstrable skills in problem solving and prioritising, which will be supported by your previous experience within a museum or cultural heritage environment.
You will be able to demonstrate the ability to plan and execute your own work programmes, provide statistics and promote high conservation and collections care standards. The ability to use Collections databases (Mimsy XG) and practical expertise in object handling.
For further information about the National Media Museum, a full job description and details of how to apply, please visit www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/AboutUs/
Closing date: 30 November 2012
Interviews: week commencing 10 December 2012
All shortlisted applicants will be asked to bring a portfolio of their conservation work with them to their interview. The portfolio should mainly focus on photographic conservation and collections care.
Victoria and Albert Museum's photography collection
National Science and Media Museum
RPS Journal 1853-2012 online and searchable
Photographic History Research Centre, Leicester
Birkbeck History and Theory of Photography Research Centre
William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné
British Photography. The Hyman Collection
The Press Photo History Project Mapping the photo agencies and photographers of Fleet Street and the UK
The correspondence of William Henry Fox Talbot
Historic England Archive
UAL Photography and Photography and the Archive Research Centre
Royal Photographic Society's Historical Group
www.londonstereo.com London Stereoscopic Company / T. R. Williams
www.earlyphotography.co.uk British camera makers and companies
Fox Talbot Museum, Lacock.
National Portrait Gallery, London
http://www.freewebs.com/jb3d/
Alfred Seaman and the Photographic Convention
Frederick Scott Archer
© 2023 Created by Michael Pritchard.
Powered by
You need to be a member of Conservation of Photographic Materials to add comments!