1. people who are in charge of selecting, organizing, and caring for items in a museum, art gallery, or similar institution
2. people who select and organize content for exhibitions, collections, or digital platforms
Usage: modern usage

Examples

• The museum curators spent months planning the new dinosaur exhibit.
• Art curators carefully selected paintings from different time periods.
• The curators worked together to preserve the ancient artifacts.
• Social media curators choose which posts to feature on the platform.
• The gallery’s curators organized the sculptures by artistic movement.
• Museum curators must have extensive knowledge of art history.
• The curators decided to display the rare manuscripts in a climate-controlled case.