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Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Objects Conservation
1000 5th Avenue
New York, NY
United States
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Carolyn Riccardelli

Conservator,
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Objects Conservation

Biography

Carolyn Riccardelli is a conservator in the Department of Objects Conservation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art where she is responsible for structural issues related to large-scale objects. From 2005-2014 her primary project was Tullio Lombardo’s Adam for which she was the principal member of team of conservators and scientists conducting research on adhesives and pinning materials, as well as developing innovative methods for reassembling the damaged sculpture. Committed to the educational development of conservators-in-training, Carolyn is one of the coordinators of an active graduate internship program in the Department of Objects Conservation at The Met. She is a frequent lecturer at the NYU Conservation Center, WUDPAC, and Buffalo, speaking about adhesives and pinning techniques for marble, and ceramics conservation. Carolyn has worked in Turkey at the Archaeological Expedition at Sardis, and more recently at The Met’s Egyptian excavations at Dahshur and Lisht. Carolyn has been an active member of AIC, serving on the AIC Board of Directors, the AIC Publications Committee, and as an officer in the Objects Specialty Group. She holds a B.A. in anthropology from Tulane University (Newcomb College) and an M.A. from the Art Conservation Program at Buffalo State College.

Education

Buffalo State College, Art Conservation Program
Buffalo, New York, United States
MA, CAS, 2001
Objects Conservation
1998 To 2001

Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
BA, 1991
Anthropology
1987 To 1991

Job History

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Conservator
New York, NY, United States
January 2002 - present