curator

noun

cu·ra·tor | \ˈkyu̇r-ˌā-tər,

ˈkyər-;kyu̇-ˈrā-;ˈkyu̇r-ə-, ˈkyər-

Definition of curator

: one who has the care and superintendence of something especially : one in charge of a museum, zoo, or other place of exhibit

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Other Words from curator

curatorial \ ˌkyu̇r-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl ,

ˌkyər- \ adjective

curatorship \ ˈkyu̇r-ˌā-tər-ˌship ,

ˈkyər- ; kyu̇-ˈrā- ; ˈkyu̇r-ə-, ˈkyər- \ noun

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Artist and curator Linda Doll has brought together in the exhibit 10 local signature member level artists from the American Watercolor Society and National Watercolor Society. — Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Blue Star families honored," 13 July 2018 Netflix is a creator, curator and distributor of entertainment. — John D. Stoll, WSJ, "Why Companies Have the Urge to Merge," 15 June 2018 The Couturier was co-curated by Mark Wilson, chief curator of the Groninger Museum, and a longtime friend of Alaïa. — Mary Dellas, The Cut, "Azzedine Alaïa’s Last Exhibit Will Include Unseen Pieces," 7 May 2018 Sean Mullaney, artist and curator, has brought together wide-ranging group of artists working in variety of media, each with close connection to Clifton Cultural Arts Center, to interpret theme. — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com, "Things to do this week in Cincinnati: May 1-6," 30 Apr. 2018 McKissick had scheduled a meeting for Nov. 9, 2016, to pitch her idea of putting on a festival in collaboration with different curators and creatives — not expecting Donald Trump would be elected president. — Jessi Roti, chicagotribune.com, "Feast aims to improve Chicago's food deserts through community-focused music and arts," 12 July 2018 And this natural ability is fortified by constant research — visiting exhibitions, making studio visits and maintaining relations with artists, gallerists, curators and other collectors. — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Cheech Marin of Cheech & Chong talks about pot, comedy, music, golf and his Chicano art museum," 11 July 2018 The exhibition is curated by Jason Wright, publisher of Heads Magazine, an exhibition in the form of a quarterly publication, curated by word-of- mouth invitations from curators and contributors. — charlotteobserver, "What’s up this week in Charlotte’s visual arts?," 5 July 2018 The exhibition continues the Legion of Honor’s smart recent turn to use its best resources — excellent curators and a collection with strong highlights — set into broader contexts. — Charles Desmarais, SFChronicle.com, "‘Truth and Beauty’ at Legion of Honor: Pure visual pleasure of an idiosyncratic style," 29 June 2018

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curator

noun

English Language Learners Definition of curator

: a person who is in charge of the things in a museum, zoo, etc.

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curator

noun

cu·ra·tor | \ˈkyu̇r-ˌā-tər,

kyu̇-ˈrā-, ˈkyu̇r-ə-\

Kids Definition of curator

: a person in charge of a museum or zoo

curator

noun

cu·ra·tor | \ˈkyu̇r-ˌā-tər, kyu̇-ˈrā-tər

Legal Definition of curator

in the civil law of Louisiana : a person appointed by a court to care for the property of an absent person or to care for the person or property of someone mentally incapable of doing so — compare committee, conservator, guardian, interdict, tutor