Glossary: Curator

Curator

Museums and galleries typically employ numbers of curators whose role it is to acquire, care for and develop a collection. They will also arrange displays of collection and loaned works and interpret the collection in order to inform, educate and inspire the public.

(source: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/c/curator)

An individual responsible for oversight of a collection or an exhibition.

The administrative head of a museum or collection.

Often carries the connotation, especially in museums and galleries, of an individual who selects items based on artistic merit or connoisseur ship.

(source: https://www2.archivists.org/glossary/terms/c/curator )


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