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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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“Like a doctor the conservator needs to understand the case history of the building in order to make a correct diagnosis and to prescribe the correct medicine or therapy,” Mr. Warrack says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

“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

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

Your involvement as power of attorney or conservator would be to manage the operation for her benefit as a fiduciary.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 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

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

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

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

On reaching India they start as assistant conservators at 380 rupees a month.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various




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