Basically, a curator has been treated as the keeper of a museum or a gallery. The Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC, 2007) identifies the curator as having a primary responsibility for the acquisition, care, display and interpretation of objects, such as works of art. ... It's becoming common for museums or galleries to develop collaborative relationships and share collections, as well as their expertise. ... In the internal side, she represents the collection - the most important responsibility - and she is the leading advocate for the permanent collection in the context of the museum...

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