Curator: A description for the curator job
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Curator: Directs and coordinates activities of workers engaged in operating exhibiting institution, for example museum, botanical garden, arboretum, art gallery, herbarium, or zoo: Directs activities regarding to instructional, acquisition, exhibitory, safekeeping, research, and public service objectives of institution. Assists in formulating and interpreting administrative policies of institution. Formulates plans for special research projects. Oversees curatorial, personnel, fiscal, technical, research, and clerical staff. Administers affairs of institution by corresponding and negotiating with administrators of other institutions to obtain exchange of loan collections or to exchange information or data, maintaining inventories, preparing budget, representing institution at scientific or association conferences, soliciting support for institution, and interviewing and hiring personnel. Obtains, develops, and organizes new collections to expand and improve educational and research facilities. Writes articles for publication in scientific journals. Consults with board of directors and professional personnel to plan and implement acquisitional, research, display and public service activities of institution. May also participate in research activities. May also be designated according to field of specialization as Curator, Art Gallery (art gallery), Curator, Herbarium (art gallery), Curator, Horticultural Museum (art gallery), Curator, Medical Museum (art gallery), Curator, Natural History Museum (art gallery), Curator, Zoological Museum (art gallery), Director, Industrial Museum (art gallery).
Job industry: art gallery
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