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Career Details :: Curators

Description

Administer affairs of museum and conduct research programs. Direct instructional, research, and public service activities of institution.

Experience

A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Education

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Training

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Tasks

• Plans and organizes acquisition, storage, and exhibition of collections and related educational materials.
• Studies, examines, and tests acquisitions to authenticate their origin, composition, history, and current value.
• Confers with institution's board of directors to formulate and interpret policies, determine budget requirements, and plan overall operations.
• Plans and conducts special research projects.
• Attends meetings, conventions, and civic events to promote use of institution's services, seek financing, and maintain community alliances.
• Reserves facilities for group tours and social events and collects admission fees.
• Schedules special events at facility and organizes details such as refreshment, entertainment, and decorations.
• Inspects premises for evidence of deterioration and need for repair.
• Conducts or organizes tours, workshops, and instructional sessions to acquaint individuals with use of institution's facilities and materials.
• Writes and reviews grant proposals, journal articles, institutional reports, and publicity materials.
• Directs and coordinates activities of curatorial, personnel, fiscal, technical, research, and clerical staff.
• Negotiates and authorizes purchase, sale, exchange, or loan of collections.
• Develops and maintains institution's registration, cataloging, and basic record-keeping systems.
• Arranges insurance coverage for objects on loan or special exhibits and recommends changes in coverage for entire collection.

Related Careers

• Archeologists
  
• Archivists
  
• Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
  
• Historians
  
• Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
  
• Museum Technicians and Conservators
  
• Park Naturalists
  
• Urban and Regional Planners
  

Important Abilities

• Oral Expression
• Written Expression
• Oral Comprehension
• Category Flexibility
• Written Comprehension

General Work Activities

• Monitoring and Controlling Resources
• Judging Qualities of Things, Service, People
• Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
• Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing

Important Skills

• Speaking
  
• Writing
  
• Coordination
  
• Reading Comprehension
  
• Judgment and Decision Making
  

Frequent Work Context

• Job-Required Social Interaction
• Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
• Objective or Subjective Information
• Coordinate or Lead Others
• Deal With External Customers

Related Majors

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Applied Art	[ add ]
Applied History	[ add ]
Architecture/Art/Design	[ add ]
Archival/Museum/Editing Studies	[ add ]
Art	[ add ]
Art Communication	[ add ]
Art Conservation	[ add ]
Art History	[ add ]
Art History/Appreciation	[ add ]
Art History/Criticism	[ add ]
Art History/Criticism/Conservation	[ add ]
Art History/History	[ add ]
Art History/Studio	[ add ]
Art History/Theory	[ add ]
Art Studio	[ add ]
Art Theory/Practice	[ add ]
Art/Architecture	[ add ]
Art/Art History	[ add ]
Art/Business	[ add ]
Art/Communication	[ add ]
Art/Computer Animation	[ add ]
Art/Design	[ add ]
Art/Fine Arts	[ add ]
Art/Graphic Design	[ add ]
Art/Painting/Printing/Sculpture	[ add ]
Art/Photography	[ add ]
Art/Technology Studies	[ add ]
Art/Video	[ add ]
Arts	[ add ]
Arts/Education	[ add ]
Classics Education	[ add ]
Classics/History	[ add ]
Communication/Instruction	[ add ]
Comprehensive Social Studies/History	[ add ]
Creative/Visual Arts	[ add ]
Curatorial Studies	[ add ]
Curriculum Development	[ add ]
Curriculum/Instruction	[ add ]
Curriculum/Social Inquiry	[ add ]
Digital Art/Design	[ add ]
Digital Arts/Multimedia Design	[ add ]
Diversified Education	[ add ]
Earth Science Education	[ add ]
Economics/History	[ add ]
Education	[ add ]
Education Studies	[ add ]
Education/Art	[ add ]
Education/Early Childhood	[ add ]
Education/General Studies	[ add ]
Educational Processes	[ add ]
Educational Studies	[ add ]
Electronic Arts	[ add ]
Electronic Integrated Arts	[ add ]
English/History	[ add ]
Film/Art	[ add ]
General Education	[ add ]
Government/History	[ add ]
Historical Decorative Arts	[ add ]
History	[ add ]
History of Art	[ add ]
History of Art/Archaeology	[ add ]
History of Art/Architecture	[ add ]
History of Decorative Arts	[ add ]
History/Classics	[ add ]
History/Culture	[ add ]
History/Government	[ add ]
History/Philosophy	[ add ]
History/Political Science	[ add ]
History/Political Science Education	[ add ]
History/Politics	[ add ]
History/Pre-Law	[ add ]
History/Religion	[ add ]
History/Social Science	[ add ]
History/Theology	[ add ]
Illustration/Visual Essay	[ add ]
Instructional Communications	[ add ]
Instructional Technology	[ add ]
Interdisciplinary Arts	[ add ]
Interdisciplinary History	[ add ]
Italian Education	[ add ]
Latin Education	[ add ]
Mathematics/Science Education	[ add ]
Museum Studies	[ add ]
Pre-law Liberal Arts	[ add ]
Pre-Law/History/Political Science	[ add ]
Pre-medical Studies	[ add ]
Pre-veterinary Science	[ add ]
Professional Education	[ add ]
Psychology/Education	[ add ]
Russian Education	[ add ]
School Media Specialist	[ add ]
Secondary Education/Communication	[ add ]
Secondary/Curriculum/Instruction	[ add ]
Social Science/History	[ add ]
Studio Art	[ add ]
Studio Arts	[ add ]
Teacher Education	[ add ]
Teaching	[ add ]
Teaching/Learning	[ add ]
Visual Arts History	[ add ]

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