What is a Museum Curator?
A museum curator manages the collections of a museum. All types of museums require at least one curator. A museum curator usually has a background or interest in history, archaeology and anthropology. The difference between a museum curator and a museum archivist is that archivists are often involved with valuable documents, while curators work with cultural specimens. A museum curator could deal with any type of historical collection such as coins or art. It is extremely important for a museum curator to be able to evaluate collection items as genuine and to negotiate prices for acquiring collection items. A museum curator plans, displays and catalogs collection items. Planning and overseeing tours, programs and workshops may also be part of a museum curator’s duties. A museum director is often the head curator at a museum. Large museums may employ several curators that each specialize in a certain field. Small museums may have just one museum curator that does many different tasks an
