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Stream: Treatment
Specialization: Artifacts

Areas of Interests: Modern materials; 19th and 20th century objects; crafts, decorative art and design; conservation ethics

Axelle Chevalier-Héroux completed her two-year Natural Sciences degree (2016) at Cégep du Vieux Montréal and earned her B.A. (2020) and M.A. (2024) in Art History from the Université du Québec à Montréal. Her master’s thesis focused on the architecture of the Musée d’archéologie de l’Est du Québec, a notable 20th-century concrete museum in Rivière-du-Loup.

She has gained extensive experience in collections care and management at the Musée Bas-Saint-Laurent and the Musée des métiers d’art du Québec, where she handled inventory, preventive conservation, photo-documentation, rehousing, and condition reporting. Additionally, she attended workshops by the Canadian Conservation Institute, enhancing her expertise in the care of various materials. Recently, Axelle Chevalier-Héroux was awarded the Duncan and Urlla Carmichael Fellowship.