Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

commissariats d'exposition

English translation:

exhibition curator

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Nov 27, 2019 20:43
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French term

commissariats d'exposition

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Hi, I have a question about a line in a bio of Jean-Jacques Aillagon.
Il assure régulièrement des commissariats d’exposition comme « Jacques Chirac ou le dialogue des cultures » au Musée du Quai Branly en 2016.
I haven't come across this term before. Does 'commissariat' here mean 'commission' in the sense of he is commissioned to organise/curate one-off exhibitions? My suggestion for the sentence would be as follows (although i'm not convinced):
He regularly organises commissioned exhibitions such as "Jacques Chirac or cross-cultural dialogue", held at the Quai Branly Museum in 2016.
Many thanks
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exhibition curator

See https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissaire_d'exposition
I would rephrase it to say that he is or acts as exhibition curator

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Note added at 17 mins (2019-11-27 21:00:49 GMT)
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You could also say that he regularly curated exhibitions such as...

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Note added at 18 mins (2019-11-27 21:01:21 GMT)
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curates, not curated
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Thank you very much. This is very helpful.
Peer comment(s):

agree Tony M : This would be a more natural solution in EN
26 mins
agree philgoddard
2 hrs
agree Yolanda Broad
2 hrs
agree Yvonne Gallagher : of course
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agree Cyril Tollari
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curatorship of exhibitions

Aillagon has been the curator of several exhibitions.

https://www.google.com/search?q=curator aillagon&oq=curator ...
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