Curating - ask the right questions
Curate means 'to care for'. In a museum curatorial process, a collection is always built in light of a stated mission.
Factors one consider:
- Instead of just asking if this item is great, curators ask if it is great for my institution and department?
- Is the prospective object redundant with other objects, or does it fill a notable hole in the collection?
- What is the full story of the object?
- Is it what it claims to be and in good condition?
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