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Dec 30, 2025 47 min

Inside the Met's Conservation Team: Mountmaker Fred Sager

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Gift: Subscribe to Fran's newsletter and receive a FREE Toolkit: Calm Your Anxiety Instantly. Designed to give you 5 tools to quickly regulate your emotions and nervous system. About: Welcome to Its Messy, But It's So Good — real stories of growth, courage, purpose, and transformation. Host Fran Medina shares tools and conversations to help you move from stress to self-trust. Each episode helps you calm your mind, find clarity, and create a life that truly feels good. Subscribe for your FREE "Calm Your Anxiety Instantly" Toolkit and start feeling more grounded and confident today. Press Play now and go behind the scenes at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art with master mountmaker Fred Sager, who has spent 45 years crafting the invisible supports that keep sculptures, jewelry, and artifacts safely on display. Fred breaks down the hands-on art of mount making from shaping brass and camouflaging mounts to managing high-stakes deadlines and working with fragile objects. He also shares stories from iconic Met projects and the philosophy that has guided his decades-long career in this rarely seen but essential museum craft. Bio: Fred Sager is an accomplished art conservator with a long career at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he began in 1980 and now serves as Managing Conservation Preparator in Objects Conservation. Trained in drawing, sculpture, and printmaking at Fredonia State University, he previously worked in gallery and printmaking studios in Santa Fe and New York City. At the Met, his work has included preparing architectural elements for period rooms, restoring historic chimneypieces, and contributing to the conservation of the Renaissance Gubbio Studiolo. He has presented internationally innovative conservation methods, including talks at The Getty Museum and the Royal College of London. Contact: Email: [email protected] Check out Fred's video interview on YouTube: Fran Medina Coaching- https://www.youtube.com/@franmedinacoaching6704 About your Host: Fran Medina HWNC-BC is a Board-Certified Holistic Nurse and Life Coach with over 40 years of nursing experience in the art and science of Health and Healing. Fran is certified facilitator of the Creative Clarity Catalyst Programs and the co-founder of the Conscious Connection, a wellness and healing network in Hudson Valley, NY. Fran holds certifications in various healing and holistic modalities including Coaching, EFT, and Akashic Record Consultations. Contact: Website: www.franmedinacoaching.com Email: [email protected] Instagram: @franmedinacoaching Facebook: Francine Medina YouTube: @franmedinacoaching6704 Remember to Subscribe to the podcast and YouTube for updates on newly released episodes. With Love Fran Medina RN, Empowerment Coach

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