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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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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

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

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026

A conservator uncovers the shard, which bears an intense blue figure of a skylark — evidence, at least to the reader, that Alouette’s recipe endured, and a symbol of how both she and Sasha escaped.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

Lesley Stevenson, senior conservator of paintings at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, is among several experts who have since confirmed the Raeburn attribution.

From BBC ● Jan. 25, 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

Artists and conservators watched nervously as the delicate, 11th-century artwork was transported by truck in a risky operation from its home in northern France to the British capital.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

For instance, if you do a new museum, the conservators say art can be exposed to less daylight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 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

Appropriately, “Unrolling Eternity” celebrates the ancient artists who created these magnificent “Books of the Dead” alongside the present-day conservators who have resurrected them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

"Was he a water-bailiff too?" said I. "I hope the conservators of the river stood him a set of teeth."

From In Mr. Knox's Country by Martin Ross


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