Furniture conservator Yuri Yanchyshyn has worked with wooden objects and their owners for over 30 years in a variety of settings, from a cabinet-maker’s shop to the laboratories of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. He regularly works on rare, valuable and handmade objects dating from the 14th through the 21st century, stabilizing their structures, restoring their historic integrity and minimizing the chances of future deterioration.
Private collectors, museums, architects, decorative arts historians, fine arts advisors and designers have all entrusted treasured items to Yuri’s care, and institutions such as Christie’s invite him to lecture. Yuri is currently proprietor and Head of Studio at Period Furniture Conservation, LLC, a New York City-based firm.
Yuri was born in Philadelphia of Ukrainian parents and grew up in the Detroit metropolitan area. He and his wife Deborah have lived in New York City for over 25 years, and they have two sons. In his free time, Yuri enjoys reading and travelling. He is also an active volunteer for community non-profit organizations, including schools, museums and libraries.
Yuri holds degrees from the University of Michigan and the California Institute of the Arts. He received advanced training in conservation from the Amsterdam Academy for Restoration and the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education, and frequently participates in ongoing continuing education courses.
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Publications, Articles, Catalogs and Presentations by Yuri Yanchyshyn
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Yuri Yanchyshyn, Studio Head
Staff
We maintain a small staff of highly dedicated assistant conservators and conservation technicians. Our personnel are known for their attention to detail, analytic ability, patience and the meticulous care with which they handle each object entrusted to our studio.
All of our staff conservators have Master of Arts degrees or Certificates in Conservation, having received their training at institutions such as NYU's Institute of Fine Arts Conservation Center; Buffalo State, the State University of New York; West Dean College; Buckinghamshire New University; Cologne University of Applied Sciences; School of Conservation, Royal Academy of Art, Copenhagen; the University of Amsterdam; or the Carl Malmsten IEI, University of Linkoping, Stockholm. Our staff have gone on to enjoy successful careers of their own, including fellowships at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies at Harvard University's Art Museums, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as well as permanent positions at noted institutions.
The same can be said for interns, who after completing their required coursework and work at my firm go on to be accepted for Master’s degree conservation programs at such institutions as the Courtauld Institute of Art, NYU's Institute of Fine Arts Conservation Center; and Buffalo State, the State University of New York.
If you are interested in a career in furniture conservation, possess training in woodworking or related fields and are capable of technical precision, thorough documentation (written and photographic) and observing a rigorous ethical protocol, it may make sense for us to speak. To inquire about current openings, please email us: info@periodfurnitureconservation.com. Interns who have worked for us have gone on to conservation programs at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts Conservation Center and Buffalo State, the State University of New York.