commissariats d'exposition

English translation: exhibition curator

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French term or phrase:	commissariats d'exposition
English translation:	exhibition curator

20:43 Nov 27, 2019

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French term or phrase: commissariats d'exposition

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

Christine Birch
United Kingdom

exhibition curator

Explanation:
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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You could also say that he regularly curated exhibitions such as...

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curates, not curated

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curatorship of exhibitions

Explanation:
Aillagon has been the curator of several exhibitions.

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

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