Christina Krumrine

Objects Conservator

Christina Krumrine received her Masters Degree from the Art Conservation Program at Buffalo State College in 1989.

She has worked at The Victoria & Albert Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Brooklyn Museum and The American Museum of Natural History. As a conservator in private practice, Christina’s clients include private collectors, galleries, institutions and museums. As a traveling conservator, she has supervised the installation and deinstallation of exhibits at museums around the country.

Christina is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation.

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EXPERIENCE
1993-Present
Christina Krumrine Objects Conservation

Conservator for private collectors, dealers, galleries and institutions.

Clients include:

2017-Present
Carousel of Smiles

Conservator and consultant for the conservation and preservation of a 1920’s working carousel.

2017-Present
TEFAF

Sculpture Vetting Committee
The only conservator on a team of curators responsible for vetting the condition, authenticity and quality of sculpture offered for sale at the biannual European Fine Art Fair in NYC. Worked in conjunction with TEFAF’s scientific team when material analysis was required.

2016-Present
The New-York Historical Society

Conserved objects for the Henry Luce III Center and Tattooed New York exhibition; treated numerous objects from the museum’s permanent collection.

2016-Present
Historic Deerfield

Conservator of ceramics and silver.

2016-Present
Morris-Jumel Mansion

Conservator of metal objects and crystal chandeliers.

2016-Present
Kuniej Berry Associates

Consultant
Instructed conservators on, and assisted in, the use of agar gels for the cleaning of a mural.

2013-Present
The Rubin Museum

Conserved numerous objects from the museum’s permanent collection.

2013-Present
Yeshiva University Museum

Consultant & Consultant
Conserved 1880s architectural model of the City of Jerusalem as well as numerous silver objects from the museum’s permanent collection.

2011-Present
The Museum of the City of New York

Conserved plastic & wood architectural model of Rockefeller Plaza and objects for the exhibit Gilded New York. Conserved numerous objects from the permanent collection. Consulted on environmental control for display cases.

2017
CG Laser Systems

Laser cleaned August Foeller monument at Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, IL.

2016
9/11 Memorial and Museum

Conserved bronze sculpture by Lin Evola and its graffiti-covered concrete base.

2016
Venus Over Manhattan Gallery

Conserved numerous H.C. Westermann sculptures from private collections.

2010-2016
The American Museum of Natural History

Project And Traveling Conservator
Projects included conservation, documentation and supervision of mount making of 200 specimens for
Extreme Mammals exhibition. Supervised the packing, installation and de-installation of the traveling exhibit Extreme Mammals; documented condition of specimens at each venue and performed on-site conservation treatment when necessary.

2014
B.R. Howard & Associates

Associate Conservator
Assisted in the cleaning, re-patination and coating of outdoor bronze Daguerre Monument, Washington, D.C.

2014
The Princeton University Art Museum

Consultant on the condition and environmental control of storage & display of metal objects.

2013-2014
Staten Island Museum

Conserved objects in the permanent collection for Treasure Box exhibition.

2013
Judd Foundation

Provided condition assessments and assisted in the installation of numerous objects in Judd’s 101 Spring Street home; consulted about security and environment.

2013
Citigroup

Conserved inlayed silver vases and Remington bronzes from the corporate collection.

2011
University Club

Cleaned and conserved two monumental cast plaster sculptures.

2009-2011
Art Conservation Group

Project Conservator
Projects included de-installation, conservation and installation of 30’ X 9’ glass mosaic; trained and supervised artist assistants.

2002-2006
Norton Art Conservation

GSA Associate Conservator
Treated cast aluminum, limestone, painted plaster and aluminum leafed plaster Art Deco sculpture housed in the Justice Building, Washington, D.C. Worked with conservators Virginia Naude and Kory Barret on a monumental marble sculpture using an aqueous gel/poultice system developed by Richard Wolbers.

1990-1994
The Brooklyn Museum

Associate Objects Conservator (promoted September, 1992)
Assistant Objects Conservator
Projects Included:
West Wing Egyptian Galleries
Conserved and consulted in the treatment of hundreds of objects for the reinstallation of the Museum’s permanent Egyptian collection. Collaborated on the design and environmental control of display cases. Developed new repair and mounting techniques for cartonnage and new methods for joining large stone objects. Developed a new fill material for translucent stone and a versatile material useful for filling losses in a variety of substrates.
Objects of Myth and Memory: American Indian Art at The Brooklyn Museum
Conserved and consulted in the treatment 350 American Indian objects from the R. Stuart Culin collection for traveling exhibition. Collaborated on design of mounts and inner packing boxes. Traveled with and oversaw installation of the objects at The Oakland Museum, Oakland, California.
Storage Transfer
Participated in the preparation and transfer of 90% of the Museum’s objects from obsolete basement storage into state-of-the-art, environmentally controlled storage facilities.
Loans and Acquisitions Examined and conserved hundreds of objects for loan to other museums. Examined hundreds of potential museum acquisitions. Helped design packing crates for many objects. Accompanied objects to and from the cargo hold of aircraft and oversaw the unpacking, installation and repacking at loan sites.
Supervised & Trained Graduate Interns.

1989-1990
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sculpture Conservation Assistant
Equipped temporary lab space.
Conserved 18th &19th century French and Italian sculpture for the Petrie Courtyard Gallery including works by Clodion and Bartollini. Taught basic sculpture conservation skills to two graduates of the NYU Institute of Fine Arts.

1998-1999
The Victoria & Albert Museum

Advanced Graduate Intern In Sculpture Conservation
Conserved both medieval and renaissance sculpture from the Museum’s European collection and Sri Lankan and Indian sculpture from the Far Eastern collection. Participated in the treatment of the medieval reliefs on the facade of Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, England.

1984-1986
Center for Preservation Research, Columbia University

Research Technician
Surveyed architectural interior and exterior conditions, test cleaned masonry, analyzed mortars and finishes. Wrote work specifications for numerous NYC landmark buildings including The New York Public Library at 42nd Street and The GE Building at Madison Avenue & 47th Street. Surveyed and conserved historic gravemarkers. Assisted visiting chemist, Klaus Zinsmeister of Wacker Chemie, in the study of the consolidation of American building stones.

41 Union Square West, Suite 1323
New York, NY 10003