Hanako Murata joined the staff of The New York Public Library after working at The Better Image®, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. She received her Master of Arts (MA) in the Conservation of Works of Art on Paper from the University of The Arts London, Camberwell College of Arts, London, and a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Museum & Gallery Studies from the School of Art History at University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK. She was also an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in the Advanced Residency Program in photograph conservation and completed the Certificate Program in Photographic Preservation and Archival Practice both from the George Eastman House, Rochester, New York.