Hsuan-Yu Chen has been a book and paper conservator at the National Museum of Taiwan Literature (NMTL) for eight years. His professional experience includes internships at the Harry Ransom Center in Texas and the Ashmolean Museum in the UK. Before joining NMTL, he worked as a collections specialist at the National Taiwan Museum and as a conservator at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. From February to May 2025, he served as a Fulbright Scholar in the Conservation Department at the Cleveland Museum of Art.