Curator

Not to be confused with Curate.

Curator and exhibit designer dress a mannequin for an exhibit.

A curator (from Latin: cura, meaning 'to take care')[1] is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the particular institution and its mission. The term "curator" may designate the head of any given division, not limited to museums. Curator roles include "community curators", "literary curators", "digital curators", and "biocurators".

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Curator" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 636.