FABIAN RESTAURATOREN GmbH

Joan Samuels Professional experience 1987 - present      Senior Conservator, Fabian Restauratoren, GmbH 2006 -                    Association with the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections, Zurich 2004 -                    Conservation work for the Gottfried Honegger Foundation 2000 -                    Conservation work for the Hilti Art Foundation 1990- 2000            Conservation work for the Collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein 1988                      Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, M. H. de Young Museum 1984 – 87              Balboa Art Conservation Center, San Diego 1978 – 83              Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon Professional education 1983 – 84              Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum, Center for Conservation and Technical Studies 1978 – 1983          Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon Professional Qualification 1984                      Certificate in the Conservation of Paintings, Center for Conservation and Technical Studies Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University 1977                       BA History of Art, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Courses, Workshops, Conferences 2016                       Emergency! Preparing for Disasters and Confronting the Unexpected in Conservation, Annual Meeting, American Institute for Conservation, Montreal, Canada 2014                       Sustainable Choices in Collection Care - Conscientious Conservation, Annual Meeting, American Institute for Conservation, San Francisco, California 2013                       Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage: Identification, Degradation and Conservation of Plastics, University of Amsterdam, Holland 2012                       Dry Cleaning Methods for Unvarnished Paintings with Maude Daudin-Schotte, 9^th Masterclass 20/21, Porto, Portugal 1991                       International Conference on the Packing and Transportation of Paintings, London, Great Britain 1986                      Richard Wolbers, Cleaning Methods, Balboa Art Conservation Center, San Diego, California 1978                       McCrone Microscopy Course, Walter McCrone, New York City Publications and Talks H. Samuels, P. Samuels, J. Samuels, D. Fabian, The Technique of the Painters of the American West, The Wellfleet Press, Secaucus, NJ, USA, 1991. The Museum Climatology and Visitor Use Study Project at Hearst Castle by Dr. Nathan Stolow and Joan Samuels, Western Association for Art Conservation Newsletter. Vol. 10, January 1988. Presented by J. Samuels at the WAAC Conference, 1987. Professional memberships AIC         American Insitutue for Conservation Member of speciality groups: Paintings Conservators in Private Practice Architecture Research and Technical Studies ICOM    International Committee for Museums IIC           International Institute for Conservation WACC SVBR     Swiss Framer’s Association Languages English                         mother tongue German                       fluent French                         good

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