Curriculum Vitae
Miriam Lisa CLAVIR
Education
| 1998 | Ph.D., University of Leicester, Department of Museum Studies |
| 1976 | MAC, Queen’s University, Department of Art Conservation |
| 1969 | Hon. BA, University of Toronto, Department of Anthropology |
Special Professional Qualifications
| 2002 | Received as Fellow of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works |
| 1993 | Received as Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation |
| 1987 | Received as Member of the Canadian Association of Professional Conservators |
Present Rank
Research Fellow, UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver
Conservator Emerita, UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver
Awards
| 2023 | Award of Distinction, Canadian Association of Professional Conservators (CAPC -ACRP) |
| 2009 | Canadian Association for Conservation’s Charles Mervyn Ruggles award for outstanding achievement. |
| 2003 | Award for Excellence, Canadian Museums Association, for book, Preserving What is Valued: Museums, Conservation and First Nations, UBC Press, January, 2002 |
Employment History
| 1999 – 2013 | Sessional Lecturer | Graduate Program in Museology, University of Washington, Seattle |
| 1995 – 2004 | Senior Conservator | UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver |
| Associate, Honorary | UBC Department of Anthropology and Sociology | |
| 1980 – 1995 | Conservator | UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver |
| 1976 – 1980 | Assistant Conservator | Parks Canada, National Historic Sites Service, Quebec Region |
| 1973 – 1976 | Conservation Assistant | Parks Canada, Ottawa [Educational leave 1974-76] |
| 1969 – 1972 | Assistant | Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Archaeology and Conservation Departments |
Teaching
Courses taught: University of British Columbia, Vancouver
- Anthropology 451, Conservation of Organic Materials & Anthropology 452, Conservation of Inorganic Materials
- Anthropology 431, Care of Cultural Property (Formerly Museum Principles and Methods)
- Archival Studies 610, Preservation of Archival Materials
Courses taught: University of Washington, Seattle
- Mus 586, Philosophy and Ethics of Museum Collections, Graduate Program in Museology, Burke Museum
- Mus 482/582 (lecture) and Mus. 600 (lab), Conservation of Materials, Graduate Program in Museology, Burke Museum
Short-term university courses taught:
- Cours intensif pour la Maîtrise en Muséologie, MSL6505, Techniques de Conservation, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
- Assistant Professor, Objects Stream, (lectures and labs) Master of Art Conservation Program, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
- Principal instructor and course organizer, #HA488D Collections Care, University of Victoria. Course taught at the UBC Museum of Anthropology for the Aboriginal Cultural Stewardship Program.
For more detailed information, please contact Dr. Miriam Clavir.