Birkmaier, who joined the museum in 2000 as Paintings Conservator, served as the Acting Chief Conservator since October 2011. (museumpublicity.com)
From 1997 to 2003, she worked as Japanese Painting Conservator at Oka Bokkodo — a studio in Kyoto, Japan, that specializes in the treatment of designated Cultural Properties. (museumpublicity.com)
In March 2010, St. Francis was sent to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for an unprecedented technical examination by a team of specialists led by Paintings Conservator Charlotte Hale. (museumpublicity.com)