co-curator

6.2

A person who helps organise and choose items for an exhibition or collection with another person

noun
/ˌkoʊˈkjʊrətər/

: co-curador

She worked as a co-curator for the international photography exhibition.

Examples

As co-curator, he helped select the pieces displayed in the museum's new collection.
She is a co-curator at the local museum.
The co-curator collaborated closely with artists to design the gallery layout.
The co-curator helped organize the art exhibition.
As a co-curator, she worked alongside another curator to organize the art exhibition.
He served as a co-curator, sharing responsibilities to manage the museum collection.
The co-curator collaborated with the main curator to ensure a successful gallery opening.

How Responsible

curator

79 6.1

co-curator

6.2

Surface Forms

co-curator singular

co-curators plural

Morphology

co-curator = curator (transparent) = co + curator

The prefix 'co-' clearly indicates a shared role, making the meaning of 'co-curator' straightforward for learners familiar with 'curator'.

Etymology

Co-curator begins with co-, like in coworker, meaning 'together', and the curator part comes from the Latin cura meaning 'care' or 'to take care'. So a co-curator is someone who 'takes care of' a show or collection together with another person.