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curator
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cu·ra·tor  (ky-rtr, kyr-tr)
n.
One who manages or oversees, as the administrative director of a museum collection or a library.

[Middle English curatour, legal guardian, from Old French curateur, from Latin crtor, overseer, from crtus, past participle of crre, to take care of; see curative.]

cura·tori·al (kyr-tôr-l, -tr-) adj.
cu·rator·ship n.

curator [kjʊəˈreɪtə]
n
1. the administrative head of a museum, art gallery, or similar institution
2. (Law) Law chiefly Scots a guardian of a minor, mentally ill person, etc.
[from Latin: one who cares, from cūrāre to care for, from cūra care]
curatorial  [ˌkjʊərəˈtɔːrɪəl] adj
curatorship  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.curatorcurator - the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
custodian, keeper, steward - one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
Translations
curator [kjʊəˈreɪtəʳ] N [of museum] → director(a) m/f; [of museum department] → conservador(a) m/f

curator [kjʊˈreɪtər] n [museum, art gallery] → conservateur/trice d'un musée etc)m/f >

curator
n
(of museum etc)Kustos m
(Jur: = guardian) → Kurator m, → Vormund m

curator [kjʊəˈreɪtəʳ] ndirettore/trice (di museo )
curator [kjʊəˈreɪtəʳ] ndirettore/trice (di museo )

curator
n curator [kjuəˈreitə]
a person in charge of a museum etc. kurator أمين متْحَف уредник kurátor museumsinspektør der Museumsdirektor έφορος μουσείου conservador kuraator سرپرست؛ متصدی intendentti conservateur/-trice אוֹצֵר संग्रहालयाध्यक्ष kustos gondnok, kurátor kurator safnstjóri conservatore, conservatrice 館長 (도서관, 박물관 등의) 관리자, 관장 direktorius, saugotojas (muzeja u.tml.) pārzinis/direktors kurator conservator kurator, konservator, museumsdirektør kustosz curador custode хранитель kurátor kustos kustos intendent หัวหน้าผู้ดูแลพิพิธภัณฑ์ müze müdürü (博物館或圖書館)館長 хранитель, доглядач مهتمم، محافظ người phụ trách bảo tàng


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In Maryland, they were able to secure about 40 curatorships representing [more than] $5 million worth of donated restorations to state-owned historic properties," said Cara Blume, who is heading up the program for the Division of Parks and Recreation.
David, after all, once held prestigious curatorships at the Jeu de Paume and the Centre Georges Pompidou.
 
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