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Administration des Ponts et Chaussées (P&Ch) - Luxembourg
Dominante Technique

Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

conservateur de patrimoine

English translation:

cultural heritage officer/curator/conservator

Added to glossary by suezen
Jul 17, 2005 12:36
18 yrs ago
11 viewers *
French term

conservateur de patrimoine

French to English Other Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Il est chargé de la formation des conservateurs du patrimoine et de la formation des restaurateurs du patrimoine...

L’INP est ainsi intervenu, dès 2003, en vue de la mise en place du premier chantier-école de conservation-restauration des peintures murales...

This text refers to a project for the restoration of historical monuments. The institution trains restorers and "conservateurs"... I am confused as to whether they could mean "curators" or "preservers"
Proposed translations (English)
3 +4 cultural heritage officer/curator/conservator
4 +2 Historic Buildings/Monuments Curator
5 curators of inheritance
5 curator
4 heritage preservation

Proposed translations

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14 mins
Selected

cultural heritage officer/curator/conservator

This website should give you the best answer
jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au/ text/jobdetails.cfm?jobid=522 - 7k

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Note added at 1 hr 27 mins (2005-07-17 14:04:00 GMT)
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Link didn\'t work. Maybe it will work this time
jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au/ text/jobdetails.cfm?jobid=522

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Note added at 1 hr 28 mins (2005-07-17 14:04:38 GMT)
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jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au/ text/jobdetails.cfm?jobid=522 - 7k

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Note added at 1 hr 30 mins (2005-07-17 14:06:26 GMT)
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sorry, try typing in the words I gave you on Google and then go to the link I\'m trying to send!
Peer comment(s):
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
2 hrs
thanks Vicky
agree emiledgar
2 hrs
thanks :-)
agree df49f (X) : curator
5 hrs
agree Gina W : yes, this is a possibility, too
6 hrs
neutral Susan Spier (X) : Could be a conservator, but a heritage officer can be one who simply gives grants and is not trained in preservation, and a curator is one in charge of collections - again not necessarily skilled in restoration.
11 hrs
That's why I provided the link which specifically describes the role of each
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thankyou for your answer"
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15 mins

Historic Buildings/Monuments Curator

This is what I'd use here, as the jobs of curator (academic-oriented)and restorer (craftsman)are clearly different. Curator of Historic Monuments/Buildings another formulation.
Peer comment(s):
agree df49f (X)
5 hrs
Thanks
agree Gina W : yes, this is what I would say
6 hrs
Thanks
neutral David Vaughn : I think this role can also describe pure paintings and sculptures, for example, with no relationship to buildings or monuments
9 hrs
True, but given the specific nature of the INP's role, a job title reflecting its sphere of activities may be more appropriate.
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3 hrs

curators of inheritance

... unit of conservateurs namely, keepers, guardians, preservers and curators... restaurateurs are restorers.
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3 hrs

curator

"conservateur de patrimoine" is the full length title of a curator of national heritage whatever the subject. In your context it seems to me that "museum curator" is the acceptable term. Why "de patrimoine"?Well that refers to the French civil service slot which is the "patrimoine" department. Indeed other titles are "agent de patrimoine", "assistant de conservation de patrimoine"...
Peer comment(s):
neutral df49f (X) : déjà proposé par John P. et Suezen quelques heures auparavant// John=curator, Suezen=curator: how does that differ from your own curator? but you're right, this is no existential matter! :-)
1 hr
I don't think I gave quite the same answer, having worked in French museums for a number of years I think my advice may be useful, the asker can choose whichever answer suits him/her best, it's not a life and death scenario you know...// ;-))
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4 hrs

heritage preservation

If for historical monuments this is the term. I used to be a volunteer for this programme called SOS (Save our scuulpture) which is expressely dedicated to the restoration/preservation of monuments.
The people involved can be curators, conservators, restorers - depending on the need but it sounds like they are talking about overall heritage presevration here.

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Note added at 11 hrs 39 mins (2005-07-18 00:16:04 GMT)
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Obviously you would need to re work the sentence along the lines of training of/for (heritage preservation and restoration)officers/staff.
Cheers
Reference:

http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/SOS/aboutsos.htm

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