Behind the Scenes at Crawford Art Gallery: Chiara Chillè, art conservator

As the Cork gallery gets ready to embark on a major building project, we begin a series looking at the preparations already under way 

 Chiara Chillè, painting conservator, at work at Crawford Art Gallery. Picture: Clare Keogh

My name is Chiara Chillè, and I am an Italian freelance painting conservator. My job is to take care of artworks so they can last for generations to come.

I began working with Crawford Art Gallery in Cork City in January of this year, and I am delighted to be working in a museum full of thousands of stunning artworks, each with its own unique story to tell.