Job: Paintings Conservator
Pay/Hours/Benefits: This is a full-time position with an annual salary of $66,000 to $100,000, commensurate with experience. Benefits not listed on the job description, for more information please reach out to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Institution: Colonial Williamsburg, 301 First St, Williamsburg, VA 23185,
Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA
Application Deadline: No deadline listed. The position was posted on the Colonial Williamsburg jobs board on August 19, 2025 and recently reposted on assorted job boards.
Brief Description: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (CWF) seeks a Paintings Conservator to join their conservation department. They are searching for a mid-career professional to lead the paintings conservation lab, caring for paintings across two expansive collections and mentoring tomorrow’s professionals. The paintings lab is one of 9 dedicated labs for various specialties, and the Paintings Conservator would join a team of over 15 specialty conservators who range in tenure from 2 to 30 years.
The qualified candidate will care for two paintings collections: the Foundation’s decorative arts collection that spans from the 18th and early 19th century, and the American folk art collection that has works dating through the present day. Both collections demonstrate a variety of paint media and substrates, each with unique challenges and preservation needs. The Foundation’s collections more broadly include decorative arts, American folk art, archaeological media, architectural sites and fragments, rare books, and archives. CWF is the largest living history museum in the US, offering access to dozens of historic structures, including over 200 furnished rooms. Their collections are shared across the 300-acre Historic Area, in the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, and the Campbell Archaeology Center, opening in Spring 2026.
Contact Info/Link to Online Application:
More information about the posting and how to apply can be found here: Conservator/Senior Conservator of Paintings | OPEN TO EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL CANDIDATES
