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Expressions of interest are invited from experienced museum and gallery professionals wishing to register as a service provider on the National Galleries of Scotland’s Professional Register. Registering allows the potential offer of freelance assignments to work alongside NGS Conservation Technicians to deliver technical support for the care of the NGS collections and those works on loan to the NGS.
The standard NGS rate for freelance Conservation Technicians is £150 per day.
Please note registering will not guarantee offers of service assignments as there will be no obligation on National Galleries of Scotland to provide assignments, or where offered, for the service provider to accept.
Requirements
To register you must have proven skills and experience in all of the following areas:
Woodworking and joinery skills
Use of machine shop equipment, power and hand tools
The safe handling and movement of works of art within a museum/gallery environment
Awareness of conservation issues including ethical considerations surrounding the treatment of artworks
The foresight of and dedication to health and safety issues
You must also possess at least two of the following specialist skills:
Mounting works to conservation standard
Cutting complex mounts including cutting by hand and by machine
The framing of artworks including constructing simple frames and producing decorative finishes
Working with cushioning and insulating foams
Fitting out crates for 3D works
The following formal qualifications in the following would be highly advantageous:
ICON Conservation Technician qualification
Machine Shop / Joinery qualifications