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curatorship

American  
[kyoor-ay-ter-ship, kyoor-ay-, kyoor-uh-ter] / kjʊrˈeɪ tərˌʃɪp, ˈkjʊər eɪ-, ˈkjʊər 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

Although their merger will achieve economies of scale, the partners said finances were not the driving force, that they were motivated by a shared belief in exhibitions, research and curatorship.

From New York Times Aug. 31, 2021

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

But Palace Pompadour, he says, is his crowning achievement, a curatorship born of kismet.

From Forbes Mar. 28, 2013

On the first of the following month Dr. Wyman began his curatorship.

From Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 by Various

Many of these curatorships were instituted by Augustus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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