curator
noun
the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
curators
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pluralof curator.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The gallery was the first to hold public exhibitions on many subjects, from Chinese basket weaving to puppets and knots, but the curators wisely avoid covering every past show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Separately, Halpern said artists had been selected to create 16 official posters — eight Olympic and eight Paralympic — through a process involving nominations from regional curators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Lacking the necessary technology and expertise to answer that question, museum curators stored the mysterious fragments while competing explanations remained unresolved.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
In addition, the museum’s curators tended to be specialized in material culture — collecting and studying the museum’s several million objects and artifacts — rather than in conceptual storytelling.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Under the careful eye of the curators, Dr. Galaburda x-rays, photographs, and remeasures the skull.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
