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curatora person who selects, organizes, and presents items in a museum, art gallery, or exhibition

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a person who selects, organizes, and presents items in a museum, art gallery, or exhibition

Pronunciation (IPA): /kjʊˈreɪtər/

Korean meaning: 박물관이나 미술관에서 작품을 선별하고 전시를 기획하는 사람, 큐레이터

Korean pronunciation: 큐**레이**터

Example Sentences

  • The curator was so picky that even Picasso's paintings had to pass a job interview.
  • As a digital curator, she organizes online art collections for virtual museums.
  • The young curator's first exhibition was such a success that even the ancient statues seemed to smile.

curator

NOUN

//kjʊˈreɪtər//

a person who selects, organizes, and presents items in a museum, art gallery, or exhibition

curator concept
💡 Concept

The curator carefully arranges ancient pottery for tomorrow's museum opening.

curator rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The curator guides, the narrator describes, the illustrator captures!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kjʊˈreɪtər/
🇬🇧 UK/kjʊˈreɪtə/

🌳Etymology

Rootcur
Suffix--ator

Origin

라틴어 'curare(돌보다, 관리하다)'에서 유래된 단어로, 원래는 '관리인'이라는 의미였습니다. 시간이 지나면서 박물관이나 갤러리에서 작품을 관리하고 전시를 기획하는 전문가를 가리키게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

narratorillustratoradministrator
narrator
illustrator
administrator

🔗Collocations

museum curator
art curator
exhibition curator
guest curator
chief curator
curate an exhibition

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The curator was so picky that even Picasso's paintings had to pass a job interview.

As a digital curator, she organizes online art collections for virtual museums.

😄 Fun example

The young curator's first exhibition was such a success that even the ancient statues seemed to smile.

The curator spent months researching the historical background of each artifact.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

exhibition organizercollection managergallery directormuseum specialist

Antonyms

visitortourist

Related

galleryexhibitionmuseumartifactcollectionart critic

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