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conservator

[kuhn-sur-vuh-ter, kon-ser-vay-] / kənˈsɜr və tər, ˈkɒn sərˌveɪ- /
NOUN
caretaker of collection
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“You’ll often read articles about conservation or about art that has been conserved and the name of the conservator is never mentioned.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Once the sari and the matching blue blouse reached the museum, textiles conservator Beth Knight watched YouTube videos to learn how to drape it on the mannequin.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

Traces of Guler's lifelong devotion to cinema can even be found in his teenage diaries from the late 1940s and 1950s, according to Temel Yilmaz, conservator and archive researcher.

From Barron's ● May 10, 2026

To apply to be a conservator, you need to file a petition with the probate court in the county where he lives.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026

Eventually, the student sorters were joined by six local glass menders, a professional glass conservator, and two illustrators.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

“The best work we can do as conservators and restorers,” Mr. Warrack writes, is the “enhancement of the beauty and artistry” of the monuments’ original creators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

This helps him identify specific techniques and important details that might have otherwise been overlooked—and avoid cultural missteps that might imperil conservation efforts by driving a wedge between locals and foreign conservators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

We got a glimpse of one of those women as the conservators working on the tapestry lifted up a section of the cover that is on it now to protect it from the light.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Last September, conservators completed a tricky operation to move the tapestry from its museum in northwestern Normandy, to a secret storage location.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

But still they were called only conservators, wardens, or keepers of the peace, till the statute 34 Edw.

From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Sir William Blackstone


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