Relationships Narrower Term:  manuscript curator Related Term:  archivist n. ~ 1. An individual responsible for oversight of a collection or an exhibition. - 2. The administrative head of a museum or [..]

mid-14c., from Latin curator "overseer, manager, guardian," agent noun from curatus, past participle of curare (see cure (v.)). Originally of those put in charge of minors, lunatics, etc.; m [..]

A person whose job it is to research and manage a collection and organize exhibitions.

person who designs, assembles, and manages an exhibit at a museum or other cultural center.

A curator is someone employed by a museum or gallery to manage a collection of artworks or artefacts

A keeper of the Saccharomyces Genome Database information, responsible for collecting and compiling data about yeast genetic loci and DNA sequences and providing online assistance to users of the database. The SGD Staff page lists all current yeast curators.

See: conservator

n. A person having charge as of a library or museum.

(LA): (1) soldier, NCO or officer with special responsibilities; (2) supply administrator. Curator cohortis

In the Craft Object and Visual Arts sectors a curator selects, presents and provides interpretation of works of art. In addition to selecting specific works for public presentation, curators are often [..]

A professional scientist who collects, annotates, and validates information that is disseminated by biological and model organism databases. The role of a biocurator encompasses quality control of pri [..]

guardian, overseer curia : court curiositas : curiosity, inquisitiveness, nosiness

A person responsible for the development, care, organization, and supervision of a museum, gallery, or other exhibit space and all the objects stored or displayed in it, a role requiring considerable [..]

[Latin, guardian, from curare to take care of] 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 ...

Traditionally a curator was the custodian of a substantial collection, gallery, museum or event. Today everyone with a collection regards themselves as a curator.

Every two weeks, a new curator is chosen, who is a user that picks projects to be on the Front Page

Curator is a person who is legally appointed to manage the affairs of another such as a guardian. Curators were appointed in order to manage the affairs of persons beyond the age of twenty-five, espec [..]

(n) the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)

A curator is a librarian, an archivist, a historian, or someone who holds an advanced degree in any of a number of subjects. This person is responsible for a collection or part of a collection in a cultural heritage institution. He or she is knowledgeable on a subject relevant to the collection and is responsible for selecting material to go into i [..]

a person in charge of organizing an exhibition

A person who cares for a collection of artifacts or art works in a museum, repository, or library Curate

(not 'curaytor') A person either entitled by law or appointed by the court or an individual to administer the estate of another, as of a young or a person with mental incapacity. See now Guardian

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A person who oversees the care of private and public collections. Usually the person is assigned not only the maintenance of the collection but the acquisition of objects that continue the focus of an [..]

Museum professional who explains the aesthetic and historical value of artworks through research, exhibitions, publications, conferences and acquisitions.

an attorney in ecclesiastical cases. curatus:

A person who is responsible for the collection, care, research, and exhibition of artworks or artifacts.