Curators

Tasks Include:

• Plan and organize the acquisition, storage, and exhibition of collections and related materials, including the selection of exhibition themes and designs, and develop or install exhibit materials.
• Write and review grant proposals, journal articles, institutional reports, and publicity materials.
• Plan and conduct special research projects in area of interest or expertise.
• Confer with the board of directors to formulate and interpret policies, to determine budget requirements, and to plan overall operations.
• Train and supervise curatorial, fiscal, technical, research, and clerical staff, as well as volunteers or interns.
• Develop and maintain an institution's registration, cataloging, and basic recordkeeping systems, using computer databases.
• Negotiate and authorize purchase, sale, exchange, or loan of collections.
• Provide information from the institution's holdings to other curators and to the public.

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