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| White House Curator | |
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| Executive Residence | |
| Appointer | President of the United States |
| Formation | 1961 |
| First holder | Lorraine Waxman Pearce |
| Website | www |
The White House Office of the Curator is charged with the conservation and study of the collection of fine art, furniture, and decorative objects used to furnish both the public and private rooms of the White House as an official residence and as an accredited historic house museum.[1]
The office began in 1961 during the administration of President John F. Kennedy while First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy oversaw the restoration of the White House.[2] The office is located in the ground floor of the White House Executive Residence. The office, headed by the curator of the White House, includes an associate curator, an assistant curator, and a curatorial assistant. The office works with the chief usher, the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, and the White House Historical Association.
The most recent White House curator is Donna Hayashi Smith, appointed in May 2024. Previously it was Lydia Tederick, appointed in 2017.[3]
- ^ "Hail to the Chief Curator". White House Historical Association. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Curator's Office". The White House Museum.
- ^ House, The White (2024-05-02). "White House Announces Appointment of New Curator". The White House. Retrieved 2024-10-22.