Sharjah Museums, United Arab Emirates
Conservation Project Co-ordinator for Sharjah Museums Department 2011-2015. This role included the conservation treatment and cataloguing of a wide variety of artefacts forThe Museum of Islamic Civilisation, Kalba Museum, Sharjah Heritage Museum, Bait Al Naboodah, Sharjah Maritime Museum and Sharjah Archaeology Museum, . Primary tasks included:
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Conservation treatment of extensive collection of archaeological and ethnographic artefacts
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Condition assessments and digital recording of collections
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Implementation and maintainance of preventative conservation techniques including environmental monitoring and pest management
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Design and construction of mounts and enclosures for artefacts on display and in storage
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Research and writing of museum information display boards
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Planning and design of interactive displays
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Organisation of storage using conservation grade materials
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Use of ADLIB database to search and modify object records
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​Trans-site transportation of objects
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Research and identification of unidentified artefacts
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Investigation and identification of fakes within museum collections
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Production of record photography and treatment reports for all objects