Being a museum curator is all about helping artists bring their ideas to life — but it’s not always easy. | Harvard Business Review

90K views · 449 reactions | Conservator Erika Mosier prepares a set of ink and pencil drawings by Adrian Piper for exhibition by separating the original drawings from their matte boards. An unusual adhesive prompts a closer look by MoMA conservation scientists. See the full episode on our YouTube channel: mo.ma/2kCa4Ow | MoMA The Museum of Modern Art | Facebook

Have you ever wondered... How do we care for our 70,000 artworks? What is an art conservator? How is conservation different from restoration? What's a typical day like for our conservators? What's the most unusual thing our conservators have worked on? Well today is Ask a Conservator Day and our amazing conservation team is ready to answer your questions and take you behind-the-scenes into their world! Have a burning question about paintings, textiles, traditional objects, work on paper, photogr

3.4K views · 36 reactions | Introducing our Ask a Conservator series for the exhibition The Stories We Keep: Conserving Objects from Ancient Egypt! In this series, our conservation team answers your questions about the care and restoration of objects. The first question: Do all conservators have artistic backgrounds or training? | Carnegie Museum of Natural History | Facebook