About Renata Kaminker

Work Places

UNESCO | ICOM | C2RMF | Musée de l’Armée – Hôtel national des Invalides | Musée national des Châteaux de Malmaison et Bois-Préau | Musée national de la maison Bonaparte à Ajacciò | Malbrel Conservation | Restaurateurs Sans Frontières – Turquie | Restauratieatelier Mösenbacher | SGS Art Services

Since 2004, I have worked in cultural heritage preservation on behalf of public institutions, international NGOs and private businesses. Following several years as a conservator for national collections and historical monuments, I was in charge of monitoring and reporting on emergency situations for cultural heritage at the International Council of Museums. I was also responsible for projects related to the fight against illicit trafficking and cooperated with customs and police on specific requests.

I participated in the definition of strategic policies for the institutions I worked for, as well as managed several simultaneous international projects alongside multidisciplinary teams all over the world.

In 2018, I started consulting for public and private institutions, as well as collectors, on collections management, due diligence and provenance issues, and staff training.

I have ample experience in translating art history related documents, as well as legal texts.

Areas of expertise

• Collections management

• Conservation & Remedial conservation (paintings on canvas, mural paintings, icons, statuary, and military paraphernalia)

• Programme management

• Creation of training programs

• Cultural heritage protection (illicit trafficking, emergency situations)

• Translation: art history, archaeology, legal documents