cocurator

noun

co·cu·ra·tor ˌkō-ˈkyu̇r-ˌā-tər

-ˈkyər-;

-kyu̇-ˈrā-;

-ˈkyu̇r-ə-,

-ˈkyər-

variants or co-curator

plural cocurators or co-curators

Synonyms of cocurator next

: one who shares the duties of curating something (such as an exhibit) with one or more others

Organized by Kendall, with cocurators Douglas Druick of the Art Institute of Chicago and John Leighton of London's National Gallery, it is the first exhibition to focus on this period.—

Martin Bailey

He was a co-curator of the MFA's award-winning 53-gallery Art of the Americas Wing …—

Greenwich Post

cocurate

ˌkō-ˈkyu̇r-ˌāt

-ˈkyər-;

-kyu̇-ˈrāt

transitive verb

or co-curate

cocurated or co-curated; cocurating or co-curating

Cocurated by Kammen, [the exhibition] will include three oil paintings in Kammen's private collection … —

Rick Perlstein

Examples of cocurator in a Sentence

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Jowitt is cocurator of the exhibit and author of a new study about the shipwreck. —

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 June 2022 Jill Ahlberg Yohe, cocurator of Hearts of Our People, told The Guardian earlier this month. —

Soraya Roberts, Longreads, 20 June 2019 To say farewell to Salonathon in its current form, the cocurators will host Salonathon & On & On & On, a 14-hour celebration at Beauty Bar featuring workshops, performances, screenings, discussions, and a dance party. —

Chicago Reader, 8 Feb. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of cocurator was in 1849

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“Cocurator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocurator. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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