Preventative conservation framing qualifications

Preventative conservation framers have the knowledge and the skills to prepare items for display using appropriate framing techniques and materials. Preventative conservation framers will have successfully written an exam and they will be required to complete professional development courses on a regular basis. Qualified preventative conservation framers are the best in the industry to visit for preserving cultural heritage which is to be placed on display.

There are no government regulations controlling standards in the framing industry and any individual can claim to be a picture framer and do untold damage to artworks and artefacts. It is, unfortunately, an undeniable fact that much of Australia’s cultural heritage faces unecessary harm due to framers’ negligence. It is an unfortunate fact that many unsuspecting owners of cultural heritage are not aware that damage has been caused to their possession until it is too late as once deterioration has started it cannot be reversed.