Curators

Tasks

Core Tasks Include:

• Develop and maintain an institution's registration, cataloging, and basic record-keeping systems, using computer databases.
• Provide information from the institution's holdings to other curators and to the public.
• Inspect premises to assess the need for repairs and to ensure that climate and pest control issues are addressed.
• Train and supervise curatorial, fiscal, technical, research, and clerical staff, as well as volunteers or interns.
• Negotiate and authorize purchase, sale, exchange, or loan of collections.
• 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.
• Attend meetings, conventions, and civic events to promote use of institution's services, to seek financing, and to maintain community alliances.
• Write and review grant proposals, journal articles, institutional reports, and publicity materials.
• Study, examine, and test acquisitions to authenticate their origin, composition, history, and to assess their current value.
• 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.
• Design, organize, or conduct tours, workshops, and instructional or educational sessions to acquaint individuals with an institution's facilities and materials.

Supplemental Tasks Include:

• Schedule events and organize details, including refreshment, entertainment, decorations, and the collection of any fees.
• Arrange insurance coverage for objects on loan or for special exhibits and recommend changes in coverage for the entire collection.
• Establish specifications for reproductions and oversee their manufacture or select items from commercially available replica sources.

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