Julie Fitzgerald ACR
About Me
Hello! my name is Julie, I am an experienced conservator of flat works on paper and parchment. I initially had the privilege of studying paper and parchment conservation for 4 years at Camberwell College of Arts, London. After graduation I worked in paper conservation in Australia. I was honoured to receive a John Paul Getty Advanced scholarship in the conservation of works on paper/parchment in the USA for a couple of great formative years. After a year or so working in London for private conservators, I accepted the position to run paper conservation at TePapa, the National Museum of NZ, and spent over 8 happy years there. On return to the UK I took time for continuous professional development, undertaking a Masters in English and French historic Interiors, immersing myself in the styles and presentation of 18th century works of art. I set up my own Independent Paper and Parchment Conservation Studio, Fitzgerald Conservation, which operates from Sevenoaks, Kent in 2001.
Training
Camberwell College of Art, Paper Conservation specialising in the treatment of flat works of art and historic artefacts on paper and parchment
Work History
Victoria and Albert Museum, London U.K.
National Maritme Museum, Sydney, Australia
Te Papa, Museum of New Zealand, Wellington,, New Zealand.
The Wellcome Trust, London, U.K.
Historic Royal Palaces on contract, London, U.K.
