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Conservator: A person in charge of maintaining and
restoring vauable items, as in a museum or library.
What is a Stone Conservator?
A Stone Conservator is a very interesting and unique job
that only a few people are lucky enough to have the oppurtunity
to use their creative and artistic abilities to their fullest
potential. Their main job is to clean statues and remove any
pollution deposits that may have formed. They work both to
prevent and repair the damage to stone-used buildings and
sculptures. They use lasers and sometimes use surgical microscopes
to examine the surfaces of statues and to remove anything
that seems to be foreign to the object.
What else does the job entail?
Before they do any of this work though, they must research
the objects they will be working with. Then they apply certain
methods to preserve the stone once it has been repaired. This
means that it will not have to be cleaned or repaired for
awhile because they are trying to preserve what they have
done. They must research what materials the object is made
out of so that they do not damage it.
Who do they work for?
They work for museums, universities, or private companies
that specialize in the cleaning and restoration of stone objects.
What kind of backround/eduaction must they have?
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