Thomas J. Braun is the Senior Objects Conservator at the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS), though in his free time he also conducts a private practice. Tom holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from the University of Minnesota, a Master of Arts in Art History from Tufts University, and a Master of Science in Art Conservation from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation. During his conservation training, Tom worked at the Peabody Museum at Harvard University, the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, Massachusetts, the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, the Gordion Conservation Program in Turkey, the Arizona State Museum in Tucson, and the Harappa excavation in Pakistan, through the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education. After his graduate training, Tom worked as an Archaeological Conservator for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, before coming to the Minnesota Historical Society. Tom is a Fellow of the American Institute for Conservation, and a member of the International Institute for Conservation (IIC), the Western Association for Art Conservation (WAAC), and the Midwest Regional Conservation Guild (MRCG).