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"It's a daunting task," said Abeer Saha, who was one of a handful of curators tasked with choosing from 150 million objects across the Smithsonian -- which runs more than 20 museums and galleries.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Finalists were paid to develop proposals that were judged by a panel of art professionals including curators from the museums along Miracle Mile.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Drones and reverberating airstrikes are proving to be a big problem for curators and preservationists trying to protect cultural heritage in Iran, Israel and Lebanon right now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Archived, whose clientele consists mostly of celebrities and high-profile curators such as Timothée Chalamet, Travis Scott and Don Toliver, sources its pieces through consignments from sellers and endless hours spent hunting across international marketplaces.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Too bad for the soldier that when the war broke out, curators removed The Night Watch from Het Rijksmuseum, rolling up the canvas and trucking it to a castle in the country somewhere.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse