The new National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design opened on 11th June 2022 is the largest art museum in the Nordic countries. The National Museum’s mandate is to develop, conserve, research, make available and promote public knowledge about Norway’s largest collection of art, architecture and design.
The collection contains artworks from antiquity to the present and a great variety of these are now showcased in 90 rooms. For more information about the museum and its collection, see
www.nasjonalmuseet.noThe National Museum holds a substantial collection of historical frames spanning six centuries, many of which are displayed in our exhibitions and frequently loaned together with the artworks they originally frame.
We are seeking a motivated and experienced conservator to take responsibility for the care and preservation of this historical frame collection. The position will provide a unique opportunity to establish frame conservation as a professional field both at the National Museum and in Norway.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the documentation and registration of the frame collection, conduct condition assessments, make treatment recommendations, and carry out necessary surface treatments to ensure the safe display, transport, and storage of frames in the collection. Working within a dynamic environment alongside a dedicated, multidisciplinary team of conservators, curators, and technicians, this role will contribute to exhibitions, loans, storage, and other relevant projects as agreed with the supervisor.
Experience: / Qualifications:
Please note that all documents must be in English or a Scandinavian language.
For the position, we highly encourage applicants who contribute to the National Museum reflecting society's diversity, and who strengthen the plurality of voices in the National Museum's important societal mission.
We offer:
Certificates and diplomas that have not been uploaded in Webcruiter must be uploaded if you are called for an interview. Only applications sent via Webcruiter will be processed.
Kari Skytt Andersen, Head of Conservation, kari.skytt@nasjonalmuseet.no
Marcia Mila, Human Resources Adviser, +4790140245, marcia.mila@nasjonalmuseet.no
Brynjulf Bulls plass 3
0250 OSLO
Arbeidsgiver: Nasjonalmuseet
Referansenr.: 5056903968
Stillingsprosent: 100%
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Søknadsfrist: 10.05.2026