Definition

1. Noun:
   • The position, role, or office of a curator: This refers to the job, duties, or status of being a curator, who is typically a person in charge of managing a museum, art gallery, or other collection.
   • The period during which one holds the position of curator: It can also refer to the tenure or duration of service in the curator role.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She was offered the curatorship of the national history museum. (This describes the job position she was offered.)
  • His curatorship lasted for fifteen years and saw the museum's collection double in size. (This describes the period of time he held the position.)

Advanced Usage

• "During one's curatorship": used to specify events or actions that occurred while someone was in the role of curator.
  • During her curatorship, the museum launched its first digital archive.
• "To assume/take up the curatorship": a formal way to say someone began the job of curator.
  • He will assume the curatorship next month.

Variants and Related Words

• Curator (n): The person who holds a curatorship; a keeper or custodian of a collection.
  • The curator gave us a private tour of the exhibit.
• Curatorial (adj): Relating to the work of a curator.
  • She has extensive curatorial experience.

Synonyms

• Stewardship: The responsible overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving.
• Keepership: The position or office of a keeper.
• Directorship: The position of being a director, often used in similar institutional contexts.

Related Phrases

(Note: "Curatorship" itself is not commonly used in phrasal verbs or idioms. The related phrases typically involve the word "curator.") - Under the curatorship of: Managed or overseen by a specific curator. - The exhibition was organized under the curatorship of a renowned scholar.

Noun

1. the position of curator