Curator

Curator

Curators select, organise and maintain collections of artwork or historical or valuable items for places like museums, galleries and universities.

Also known as

Art curator, art gallery and museum curator, humanities curator, curator Māori, natural science curator, exhibitions curator, New Zealand and Pacific curator

AUT programmes

Work environment

  • Usually work regular business hours but may work evenings and weekends
  • Usually work in offices, art galleries and museums
  • Need to be methodical, creative and communicate well

Typical tasks

  • Create exhibitions of objects and artworks
  • Evaluate artworks and historical objects
  • Work with artists, dealers, museums and galleries
  • Negotiate artwork buying, borrowing and lending
  • Plan community programmes and activities
  • Manage the preservation of artwork
  • Manage budgets
  • Write articles, papers and books
  • Give talks and lectures

Salary information

$50K-$129K
LowerMost commonUpper
$50K$63K-$103K$129K

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