S10E02: Working with Curators

We’re joined by special guest host Helen Antrobus as we unpack what it means to be a collections curator and how we can (and do) work together to deliver some amazing things. Tune in for discussions around job titles, working with community curators, and why we should pay for expertise. 01:39 What even is a curator? 14:34 Our experiences of working with curators 23:23 Can we change attitudes to curation? 31:16 Community curation and collaborations 38:48 The curator-conservator symbiosis 44:59 Helen’s path to curatorhood 50:59 How we can help one another Show Notes: - S07E04 Working with Techs: https://thecword.show/2020/05/27/s07e04-working-with-techs/ - S09E01 Working with Front of House: https://thecword.show/2021/03/24/s09e01-working-with-front-of-house/ - S03E01 Taking a Stand: https://thecword.show/2018/03/21/s03e01-taking-a-stand/ - Follow Helen Antrobus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/helenantrobus - Lexico definition: https://www.lexico.com/definition/curator - Tate definition: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/c/curator - Macmillan definition: https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/curator - Cambridge definition: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/curator - Wikipedia definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curator - #AskACurator Day: https://twitter.com/askacurator - S05E06 Touchy Feely: https://thecword.show/2019/05/29/s05e06-touchy-feely/ - Salford Museum & Art Gallery: https://salfordmuseum.com/ - People’s History Museum: https://phm.org.uk/ - The Royal Oak Conservation Studio: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/the-royal-oak-foundation-conservation-studio Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Kloe Rumsey, and Helen Antrobus. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2021.

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We talk about all sorts of things from the perspective of conservation professionals, from museum trends and new technology to the big issues like pay and staying safe at work. In some museums conservation can be a bit of a naughty word but we think it ought to be celebrated!