Caroline McNabb

Assistant Registrar at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
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West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, US

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Credentials

  • Supporting the Social and Emotional Development of Children in Mixed-Age Groupings
    Lastinger Center For Learning at University of Florida
    Mar, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Child Safety and Prevention
    Lastinger Center For Learning at University of Florida
    Feb, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Health and Sanitation
    Lastinger Center For Learning at University of Florida
    Feb, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Planning for Emergencies
    Lastinger Center For Learning at University of Florida
    Feb, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Preventing Child Abuse and Supporting Children in Trauma
    Lastinger Center For Learning at University of Florida
    Feb, 2021
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Assistant Registrar
      • Aug 2021 - Present

      • Manage the Art Collection and Exhibition Information.• Digitizing archival and object material.• Condition reporting for all loans and objects.• Processing new acquisitions and facilitating paperwork for donors.• Organizing information for exhibitions and facilitating all installation procedures.• Meeting lenders and overseeing packing of loans and objects.• Inventory of all the storage spaces and manage locations of all objects including loans.• Managing online records and online catalogue.• Labeling and cataloging all objects.

  • Art Conservators Lab
    • Conservation Assistant
      • Apr 2021 - Jun 2021

      • Assist with projects in the West Palm Beach and Palm Beach area.• Photograph artwork before, during, and after the completion of conservation work.• Draft Conservation proposals for clients. • Assist with projects in the West Palm Beach and Palm Beach area.• Photograph artwork before, during, and after the completion of conservation work.• Draft Conservation proposals for clients.

    • Contractor, The World of Anna Sui exhibition
      • Feb 2021 - Feb 2021

      • Exhibition includes over 800 pieces of clothing and accessories in a variety of textiles and materials.• Contract work included unpacking, labeling, photographing, and completing condition reports for this temporary exhibition.• Worked on the dressing, steaming, displaying, and securing of accessories to mannequins.• Wrapped plinths and prepared display cases by staging accessories such as broaches, jewelry, sunglasses, shoes, and hats.• Prepared display cases for works on paper such as sketches, magazines, newspapers, and photographs.• Mylar sheeting was cut and sized for each work on paper to create individual barriers between the display table’s surface and the works on paper.

  • South Florida Art Conservation LLC
    • United States
    • Artists and Writers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Conservation Assistant
      • May 2018 - Jun 2019

      • Experience cleaning and repairing artwork of different materials such as wood, marble, bronze,ceramic, works on paper, and paintings.• Managed projects with set deadlines.• Have removed deformations, repaired tears, and refaced flaking on paintings. These processesrequired me to prepare patches, fill areas of missing paint, and match inpainting.• Worked on a wooden altarpiece that needed cleaning and filling from insect damage. One ofthe altarpiece's feet was nearly destroyed from insect damage. This damage gave me the chance torecreate the missing sections, testing my inpainting and carving skills.• Worked on a fabric-covered cross with a bronze Jesus figure. Secured all lifting and tornthreads. Then created a stronger support for the bronze Jesus, which was the original cause ofthe damaged fabric.

  • NSU Art Museum
    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Curatorial Intern
      • Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

      • Completed condition reports for works of art going on exhibit, being taken off display, andpieces in storage.• Experience with Mimsy, creating files for artworks new to the collection and updatingartwork’s condition, location, and information on the artwork’s origin and artist.• Assisted with the takedown of exhibits, including condition reporting, repacking, and returningto storage.• Participated in installing new exhibits with the curating team. • Completed condition reports for works of art going on exhibit, being taken off display, andpieces in storage.• Experience with Mimsy, creating files for artworks new to the collection and updatingartwork’s condition, location, and information on the artwork’s origin and artist.• Assisted with the takedown of exhibits, including condition reporting, repacking, and returningto storage.• Participated in installing new exhibits with the curating team.

  • Lily Library
    • Conservation Intern
      • Jan 2018 - May 2018

      • Created folders and phase boxes to protect books from abrasion, insect damage, and waterdamage.• Cleaned book pages of dirt and flattening wrinkled or creased pages.• Assisted with the layout and display of a new book and magazine exhibit, which gave thechance to learn how to safely display the books and magazines while putting as little stress aspossible on each piece. • Created folders and phase boxes to protect books from abrasion, insect damage, and waterdamage.• Cleaned book pages of dirt and flattening wrinkled or creased pages.• Assisted with the layout and display of a new book and magazine exhibit, which gave thechance to learn how to safely display the books and magazines while putting as little stress aspossible on each piece.

  • RKH Specialty
    • United Kingdom
    • Insurance
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Broker Intern
      • May 2017 - Jul 2017

      • Broking intern for the Energy and Power Industry.• Reviewed information on different power plant sites and recorded the equipment used to anExcel spreadsheet. Making the information more readily accessible for the brokers and insurersfor underwriting purposes.• Exposed to negotiations with different insurance companies in Lloyd's of London and had theopportunity to spend a day in the box with Aegis Insurance. • Broking intern for the Energy and Power Industry.• Reviewed information on different power plant sites and recorded the equipment used to anExcel spreadsheet. Making the information more readily accessible for the brokers and insurersfor underwriting purposes.• Exposed to negotiations with different insurance companies in Lloyd's of London and had theopportunity to spend a day in the box with Aegis Insurance.

  • Mathers Museum of World Culture
    • Collections Care Practicum
      • Aug 2016 - May 2017

      • Assigned to reorganize parts of the museum's collection so that pieces were more safely spacedout and convenient to locate.• Used the museum's database to log each artifact’s new location and current condition.• Numbered new pieces that came into the museum, including attaching tags with string,stitching number tags on to textiles, and in some cases, using removable ink.• Helped to repackage and put artifacts back into storage, including rerolling Native Americantextiles

Education

  • Durham University
    Master of Arts - MA, Museum and Artefact Studies
    2019 - 2020
  • Indiana University Bloomington
    Bachelor of Arts and Science, History
    2014 - 2018

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