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curation

American  
[kyoo-ray-shuhn] / kjʊˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of curating a collection of some kind.

  2. the role or duties of a curator.


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Not because of a lack of care from the community or bad curation, but because, like most parties in Los Angeles, costs are rising and they are simply not making enough money.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Historic Royal Palaces has the responsibility for the curation of exhibitions and art hanging at Hillsborough Castle.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Linkof does not present the approach as a sea change in curation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The remains later disappeared from scholarly attention for many years before being identified again in the Egyptian Museum during a curation project in 2020.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

In a clever piece of installation design, shelves built around the screen bring the painting’s illusions to life, displaying real bronzes, porcelains, texts and scholarly objects from Lee’s collection—modern curation fulfilling classical cultural capital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

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