Jane Maupin Bynon

Jane Maupin Bynon is an objects conservator and quantitative analyst whose work bridges collections care practice, data science, and strategic decision-making in cultural heritage institutions. She brings more than two decades of experience working with museums, historic house museums, government organizations, and private collections in the United Kingdom and the United States, combined with advanced training in analytics and statistical modeling.

Jane holds a BA in Anthropology and Archaeology from Brandeis University and an MA in the Conservation of Historic Objects from the University of Durham in England, with a final year internship in the archaeological conservation lab at the National Museum and Gallery of Wales. She later completed an MS in Quantitative Management Health Analytics at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, where she deepened her focus on data driven decision making, forecasting, and uncertainty.

Jane began her career as conservation project manager and chief conservator for English Heritage’s Wernher Collection now displayed at Ranger’s House in Greenwich Park, England. She later carried out individual treatments for the Museum of London and worked on a team of conservators to uncover two overlapping decorative and figurative wall paintings hidden by decades of overpaint at The Royal Academy of Arts, London.

Upon moving back to the United States Jane was recruited to help assess and treat objects at The Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN. She later served as Collections Conservator at Vizcaya Museum in Miami where Jane managed conservation projects, assisted in grant writing, wrote conservation guidelines for the collection, carried out treatments and advised on all conservation related activities for the historic house museum.

Across her career, Jane has worked with a wide range of materials spanning decorative arts, social history, and archaeological collections from both terrestrial and marine environments. She is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation and has served as an expert for the AIC Connecting to Collections Care Community, with a focus on metals conservation and archaeological artifacts.