How to say "curator" in Japanese

• 館長かんちょうCommon
  nounCovers 'curator' in the head-of-institution sense: the person who runs a museum or library — really 'director' or 'superintendent'. For the specialist who selects works and organizes exhibitions, this is not the word.
• キュレーターCommon
  nounThe direct loanword for 'curator': the specialist who selects works and organizes exhibitions, typically at an art museum. Use this for the curatorial sense, not for the head of the institution.

For the head of a museum or library use 館長, which really means 'director'; for a curator who selects works and organizes exhibitions, especially in art, use the loanword 「キュレーター」.

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• 館長かんちょうsuperintendent
• キュレーターcurator
• 学芸員がくげいいんcurator (e.g. museum)
• 保佐人ほさにんconservator
• 補佐人ほさにんassistant