265102 - Restorer

Preserves cultural or otherwise valuable objects from decay, removes their damages and defects, conserves authentic parts and restores missing ones.

Main activities

* identify restoration needs and requirements and plans activities. take into account desired outcomes, required intervention level, action constraints, stakeholders' needs, and potential risks;
* prepare guidelines for object storage, preservation, and maintenance, and provide professional consultations on the feasibility of restoration works;
* use scientific, x-ray, and visual tools, carefully monitoring artworks and artifacts to determine the causes of quality deterioration;
* select and apply appropriate restoration methods to achieve the required restoration goals;
* evaluate the results of preservation and restoration procedures, risk levels, procedure or activity success, and report the results to the client.

Characteristic competences

* restoration actions to choose from;
* advice on conservation;
* restore artworks using scientific methods;
* apply restoration methods;
* evaluate restoration procedures.