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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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"We are thrilled that nature delivered such a precious asteroid sample on our doorstep," said curator Denton Ebel.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Dr Sarah Perryman, curator of the Park Grass data, describes the site as "much more than a field experiment – it's a living record of ecological change".

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

“You can really see the impact she had on them,” said Kellie Jones, a scholar and independent curator who organized “Now Dig This!: Art and Black Los Angeles 1960-1980” at the Hammer Museum in 2011.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Penner, the library's curator of African and Near Eastern Manuscripts, said the actors had been excited to see the text, with Holland being "super interested" in the artifact.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

A few months later, the Getty’s curator of antiquities, Marion True, wrote a long, glowing account of the museum’s acquisition for the art journal The Burlington Magazine.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

“Many of my projects can be traced back to this space,” he told me, citing the several cups of coffee he’s shared there with collaborators and curators from spaces like Compton Museum and Color Compton.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

"It's a daunting task," said Abeer Saha, who was one of a handful of curators tasked with choosing from 150 million objects across the Smithsonian -- which runs more than 20 museums and galleries.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

The curators take an expansive approach to a field conventionally centered on medieval Insular art from Britain and Ireland.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

She also became a major force behind a generation of museum curators who have systematically changed who and how institutions across the country collect.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

The staff still came in: curators, cleaners, maintenance workers.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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