curator
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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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Carlos Basualdo, the curator of contemporary art for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is known for his ambitious projects and acquisitions. — Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, "Why Philly feels squeezed by U.S. economy, Philly Latinos face Trump's America | Morning Newsletter," 9 July 2018 Which allows Bulgari's history to be cemented in a series of global exhibitions and makes the job of its heritage curator a lot of fun. — Alice B-b, A-LIST, "No Place Like Rome," 4 July 2018 Katherine Luber, the museum’s director, and William Rudolph, its chief curator, traveled to Spain (five times), seeking to borrow art dating from the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella to the dawn of modernism. — Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, "‘Spain: 500 Years of Spanish Painting From the Museums of Madrid’ Review: A Visual Heritage Tour," 3 July 2018 Our eighth and final curator is singer and producer MNEK. — Patrick Crowley, Billboard, "MNEK's Pride Month Playlist: Kaytranada, Troye Sivan, Spice Girls & More," 28 June 2018 That is the same year his wife, Megan, came to the zoo to be its curator of birds. — Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com, "Lincoln Park Zoo partners with Chimp Haven — a place where chimps can get out of their lab cages and live free," 21 June 2018 With help from its curator and local history buff Fred Keller, the pair of suburbs nestled in northern Waukesha County have their own history museum. — Geoff Bruce, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "How a $5, spur-of-the-moment purchase of a Civil War-era musket led to a local history museum," 20 June 2018 The Met hired her in 2003 as its first curator for Korean art. — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, "New chief curator for Harvard Art Museums," 14 June 2018 Karen McGuire, curator of exhibits at Cannon Gallery, said the public is very excited about the show. — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "'Stellaluna' author and artist celebrates 25th anniversary with exhibit," 1 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'curator.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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curator
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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
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kyu̇-ˈrā- ,
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Kids Definition of curator
: a person in charge of a museum or zoo
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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
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