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curator
[ kyoo-rey-ter, kyoor-ey- kyoor-uh-ter ]
noun
- the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
- a person who selects content for presentation, as on a website.
- a manager; superintendent.
- Law. a guardian of a minor or any other person who is unable to care for their own affairs, especially with regard to their property.
curator
/ ˌkjʊərəˈtɔːrɪəl; kjʊəˈreɪtə /
noun
- the administrative head of a museum, art gallery, or similar institution
- law a guardian of a minor, mentally ill person, etc
Derived Forms
- ˈٴǰˌ, noun
- curatorial, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ··ٴ·· [ky, oo, r-, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], adjective
- ·tǰ· noun
- ܲc·tǰ noun
- ܲc··ٴ۾· adjective
- sub·tǰ· noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of curator1
Example Sentences
The result, smartly conceived by guest curator and the artist’s longtime friend Gregory Evans, decisively shifts the frame to Bachardy as living a life among diverse artists.
But then there’s the next layer — Cami as a curator, not just of aesthetics but of ideas, thought pieces and dissertations on everything you can think of.
But recently curators were looking through the museum's catalogue and realised there was a second book that that had been overlooked.
Far from it: Nadel, a museum curator and comics expert, expresses palpable admiration for Crumb, and sympathy for a peripatetic upbringing that could quietly be as macabre as anything he drew.
Scroll through for a personalized curator’s note and preview of the artworks on view.
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