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Head, Conservation<\/h4>\n

Conservators have the privilege of working very closely with objects: manipulating them, learning how they are structured and how they work, and feeling the texture of their materials between the fingers. However, conservation is more than a tactile experience. Conservation combines a deep knowledge of materials, scientific and technical methods, aesthetic concerns, and historical and social context. What could be more exciting than the head and the hands working together?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Caterina Florio joined the McCord Museum in 2021, as Head of Conservation<\/a>. She oversees the department\u2019s active treatment program, facilitates the display of the collection and plans its preservation. With a strong interest in how museums function and what they can achieve, she is committed to the wider relevance of conservation as regards both museum practices and society outside the lab. Conservation is, above all, a collaborative effort, integrating the needs of museum professionals, objects\u2019 communities of origin, and the public.<\/p>\n

Prior to joining the McCord Museum, as the sole Textile Conservator at the Canadian Museum of History for a decade, Florio had primary responsibility for the care of the textile collections and contributed to the wide-ranging activities of the Museum. She also has extensive experience in the private sector, having worked as a textile conservator and consultant in Italy and Canada. Florio has taught university courses on textile conservation, given lectures, and conducted workshops for various groups\u2014conservators, allied professionals, and the public. In addition, she has researched and published on conservation practices as part of the museum experience and the influence of modern aesthetic expectations on the level of conservation intervention.<\/p>\n

Florio has been a board member of the North American Textile Conservation Conference since 2017 and was Chair of the 2019 Conference, \u201cLesson Learned. Textile Conservation, Then and Now.\u201d She is a member of the\u00a0Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property<\/a> (CAC), where she has served in various volunteer roles over the years. She is currently involved in the CAC\u2019s Reconciliation Working Group. She is also committed to ensuring the continued vitality of the profession and has mentored numerous interns and fellows.<\/p>\n

Florio has a Diploma in Textile Conservation from the Istituto per l\u2019Arte e il Restauro (Institute for Art and Restoration), Palazzo Spinelli, in Florence, Italy, and holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in Art History and a master\u2019s in Textile Conservation, both from the University of Florence, Italy. She was awarded the Isabel Bader Research Fellowship in Textile Conservation by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen\u2019s University.<\/p>\n

– MORE ABOUT THE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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