Curator
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| - | A '''curator''' of a [[cultural heritage]] institution (e.g., [[archive]], [[Art gallery|gallery]], [[library]], [[museum]] or [[garden]]) is a content specialist responsible for an institution's [[Collection (museum)|collection]]s and, together with a publications specialist, their associated [[collections catalog]]s. The object of a curator's concern necessarily involves tangible objects of some sort, whether it be ''[[inter alia]]'' artwork, collectibles, historic items or scientific collections. | + | |
| + | A '''curator''' (from ''cura'', meaning "to take [[care]]") is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or '''keeper''' of a [[cultural heritage]] institution (e.g., [[Art museum|gallery]], [[museum]], [[library]] or [[archive]]) is a content specialist charged with an institution's [[Collection (artwork)|collections]] and involved with the [[Heritage interpretation|interpretation]] of heritage material including historical artifacts. | ||
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| + | A traditional curator's concern necessarily involves tangible objects of some sort—artwork, collectibles, historic items or scientific collections. More recently, new kinds of curators have started to emerge: [[digital curation|curators of digital data objects]] and [[biocurator]]s. | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Caretaker]] | ||
| + | * [[Biocuration]] | ||
| + | * [[Content curation]] | ||
| + | * [[Curatorial platform]] | ||
| + | * [[Digital curation]] | ||
| + | * [[Harald Szeemann]] | ||
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A curator (from cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution (e.g., gallery, museum, library or archive) is a content specialist charged with an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material including historical artifacts.
A traditional curator's concern necessarily involves tangible objects of some sort—artwork, collectibles, historic items or scientific collections. More recently, new kinds of curators have started to emerge: curators of digital data objects and biocurators.
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