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curatorship

American  
[kyoor-ay-ter-ship, kyoor-ay-, kyoor-uh-ter] / kyʊrˈeɪ tərˌʃɪp, ˈkyʊər eɪ-, ˈkyʊər ə tər /

noun

curatorships plural
  1. the role, position, or duties of a curator.


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In April this year, a judge placed Delon under "reinforced curatorship", meaning he no longer had full freedom to manage his assets.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2024

Szeemann expanded on “Attitudes” with his curatorship of “Documenta 5,” the 1972 edition of the every-five-year granddaddy of international roundup exhibitions, in Kassel, then in West Germany.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 15, 2019

Ms. Gadsby studied art history and curatorship at Australian National University in Canberra.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2018

The Guggenheim Foundation would lend its name, works from its permanent collections and its management and curatorship.

From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2017

The new Section was included in the Department of Arts and Industries, then under the curatorship of Assistant Director G. Brown Goode.

From History of the Division of Medical Sciences United States National Museum Bulletin 240, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, paper 43, 1964 by Hamarneh, Sami Khalaf

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