Actually no - in Canada we use the term curator - keeper is a British and
European term. In many things related to museums we use British terms (ie
'art gallery' rather than 'art museum' for public art museums) but in this
case we have gone with the US and use the word curator.

Virginia

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From: "Carol Reid" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Subject: what is a keeper?


> "she was the keeper at a museum. I do not know how to translate this.
Could
> anyone tell me the American counterpart to a Keeper?"
>
>
>
> In Great Britain & Canada a Keeper is equivalent to a Curator or a
> Collections Manager.
> Carol
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