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conservator

[kuhn-sur-vuh-ter, kon-ser-vey-] / 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

A friend or family member might serve more compassionately as conservator.

From MarketWatch Mar. 3, 2026

In the 1960s, the aptly named conservator Ottorino Nonfarmale—“do no harm”—successfully transferred the painting from its fragile wood panel to a stable support system.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 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

Happily for the conservators, their work also showed that the painting doesn’t require any kind of additional treatment.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Last September, conservators completed a tricky operation to move the tapestry from its museum in northwestern Normandy, which it had not left since 1983, to a secret storage location.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

"I saw the experts working together, the conservators, the people who really know about the risks of moving the object," said Ricketts, who now sits in the UK's unelected upper chamber the House of Lords.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

Following an extensive, three-year restoration of “Ankhmerwer”—led by Ahmed Tarek with Brooklyn Museum conservators Lisa Bruno, Sara Bone and Josephine Jenks—“Unrolling Eternity” reintroduces this masterpiece to the public.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

In early communities, magical power often the possession of, 246; generally the conservators of surviving Druidic tradition, 247; St Goezenou’s antipathy to, 369; costume of the women of Brittany—see Costume and Head-dress Wood of Chestnuts.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Lewis Spence




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