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curator

[kyoo-rey-ter, kyoor-ey-, kyoor-uh-ter] / kjʊˈreɪ tər, ˈkjʊər eɪ-, ˈkjʊər ə tər /
NOUN
caretaker of collection
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STRONGEST


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Dr Andy Cochrane, curator at Lacock Abbey, said the Wiltshire village was where "modern photography began", as well as later becoming a filming location for the Harry Potter films.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Farago was listed as the curator at the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum but a museum representative confirmed to KRON4 that Farago is no longer employed there.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Other subjects included Hockney’s dachshunds, Stanley and Boodgie; friends, such as textile designer Celia Birtwell and curator Henry Geldzahler; and family, including his mother and father.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Yet by displaying all the sculptures in a single room, the curator makes everything feel as alive as a flower garden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“I always considered scientific opinion more objective than esthetic judgments,” the Getty’s curator of antiquities Marion True said when the truth about the kouros finally emerged.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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