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bichonnage

English translation: preventative/light restoration work (to get the art work ready to be exhibited)

15:46 May 6, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Law: Contract(s) / Joint Organizers' Agreement (Art Exhibition)
French term or phrase: bichonnage
Follows a chart outlining the final distrubution of shared expenses for the joint organizers of an art exhibit.

Context: "Preciser une liste avec les frais de **bichonnage** pris en charge pour chaque institution. En ce qui concerne le Musee X pour l'instant: 650 euro **bichonnage** pour le Musee de X."
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 05:49
English translation:preventative/light restoration work (to get the art work ready to be exhibited)
Explanation:
Et Cesare Brandi d'introduire la notion de « restauration préventive » à laquelle nous pourrions nous attacher lorsqu'il s'agit, par exemple d'opérations simples que les restaurateurs désignent familièrement sous l'appellation de « bichonnage ».
http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/12/rap-off/i3167.asp

Un stage au C2RMF (Centre de restauration et de recherche des musées de France) en 2005 m’a permis d’assister au réaménagement de la Salle des Etats au Louvre ou au bichonnage de La Joconde avant sa réinstallation.
http://josegalvan.artscad.com/A55A04/A1.nsf/plinks/SRVV-6ZET...
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3preventative/light restoration work (to get the art work ready to be exhibited)
writeaway
3travaux de finition?
John ANTHONY
3the work of apparel, dressing up
Silvia Brandon-Pérez
3French definition
hirselina


  

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travaux de finition?


Explanation:
Traditionnellement dans l'industrie du cuir (fintions/polissage etc.). Dans le contexte, je pense a "frais de finition", "frais accessoires de preparation", par exemple

Example sentence(s):
  • Mn fils adore "bichonner" sa moto...
John ANTHONY
France
Local time: 11:49
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the work of apparel, dressing up


Explanation:
I think it refers to the work of dressing up museum installations, whatever things are needed to put on an exhibition.

Silvia Brandon-Pérez
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Local time: 02:49
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preventative/light restoration work (to get the art work ready to be exhibited)


Explanation:
Et Cesare Brandi d'introduire la notion de « restauration préventive » à laquelle nous pourrions nous attacher lorsqu'il s'agit, par exemple d'opérations simples que les restaurateurs désignent familièrement sous l'appellation de « bichonnage ».
http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/12/rap-off/i3167.asp

Un stage au C2RMF (Centre de restauration et de recherche des musées de France) en 2005 m’a permis d’assister au réaménagement de la Salle des Etats au Louvre ou au bichonnage de La Joconde avant sa réinstallation.
http://josegalvan.artscad.com/A55A04/A1.nsf/plinks/SRVV-6ZET...

writeaway
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Odette Grille (X)
13 mins
agree  cristina estanislau
1 hr
agree  Najib Aloui: No English word to say that?"bichonner" is familiar, tender, a bit humorous, its cousin perhaps exists in English, some verb with post-position "up"(I imagine)
4 hrs
  -> it's more in the sense of doing the final preparations to get the work ready for display. "dusting it off" is used. sprucing it up in colloquial English but since these works of art...-is best to stick with bichonnage and add an explanation.
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French definition


Explanation:
Sorry, no translation

Une fois accrochées ou en phase d’accrochage, les oeuvres sont « bichonnées ». Ce procédé fait partie des catégories de restauration dites légères correspondant à la remise en ordre de la couche picturale. Ce procédé consiste à dépoussiérer les oeuvres ou à remettre en forme la couche picturale de manière très subtile.

(Montpellier Agglomération • HARMONIE N° 236 • Janvier 2007 • www.montpellier-agglo.com)-

www.montpellier-agglo.com/servlet/com.univ.collaboratif.uti...

hirselina
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