This sounds like most careers in the arts. I went for my MFA in creative writing, and the story is pretty similar, except there are more adjacent career opportunities than your field. I am glad to see your passion; it is much needed in the arts.

This was insanely helpful, thank you. I’ve finally accepted I have to go back to college if I want to do anything related to this field. Luckily I already have friends and connections in the field, including an internship coordinator at the Smithsonian, so it sounds like I’m already set up as well as I can be.

I'm in my senior year of a BFA right now, and I recently found conservation through just researching museum positions. Everything about the field sounds so amazing I love the problem solving aspect, the research, the passion for preserving and sharing human creativity, all of it. I really want to get into this field but I fear the long marathon and pre program limbo stage. This video was super helpful though so thanks a ton!

I wish I had known about this profession when I was in college. I’m 81 now, and have known for all of my life that I’m not a real artist. I have good manual skills and an eye for color matching, but not very much true creativity. I think I would have been very good at this, because I love analysis and doing repetitive picky things. But now? Not able to. 😢 thanks for this video.

Germany is quite similar except it seems to be easier to get into undergrad/grad because it isn't really competitive. My personal advice (especially for germany) is: do your research!

i just started looking into art conservation and im looking to go back to school with my previous gpa being low i know my path to being a conservator will be long. im curious if it would be hard to get an internship off the bat? what do internships look for in applicants?

@costumeandconservation

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It depends on the internship. Having good hand skills is paramount however, so experience with art/bookbinding/sewing etc is important to show. Finding an internship can be very difficult but everyone starts somewhere.

@qixartthebondsmith2954

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@@costumeandconservation okie dokie. Thank you for responding this will be very helpful in my development.

Is 30 years old too late to start?