Mein Leben and beyond: Wilhelm Bode, commerce and art by Alison Clarke

“…Wilhelm Bode and the Art Market: Connoisseurship, Networking and Control of the Marketplace brings together an introduction and nine essays on the life, activities and impact of German art historian and museum curator Wilhelm [von] Bode (1845-1929). Building on the discussions held at a 2018 conference, these papers broaden the analysis of Bode’s work beyond the usual geographical and artistic foci, contributing to a deeper understanding of his relationships with a wide network of dealers, museum professionals, collectors and intermediaries.…”
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From Dalmatia to the North Sea, and from Stonehenge to Artificial Intelligence by Predrag Novaković, Vincent Gaffney

“…In his 40-year career he has worked as a contract field archaeologist, museum curator, researcher and university professor at both Birmingham and Bradford. …”
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L’allestimento dell’antica sede del Museo Storico Navale di Venezia by Peressutti, Silvia

“…The pictures’ research contribution is extremely valuable as a record both of the museum collection at the time and of the exhibition design and display adopted by the first museum curator: Mario Nani Mocenigo. Based on the Wunderkammer and ancient armoury idea, every space within the building was filled with collection’s objects. …”
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Zbirka maketa povijesnih i tradicijskih plovila Jadranskog mora u Gradskoj kuli Lovran by Nikša Mendeš

“…In addition to the author, the preparation and processing of the ship models included museum curator Emma Marangoni and museum IT technician Tihomir Tutek.…”
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Curare l'Arte Pubblica negli spazi urbani. Il caso del Festival Without Frontiers a Mantova by Irene Ruzzier

“…The contribution problematizes themes such as the definition of the role of the curator working in urban contexts, its differences compared to the museum curator and the possibility to adopt museum strategies in urban public spaces.…”
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'A desire for the National Good’: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks and the curatorship of Renaissance decorative art in Britain, 1840–1900 by Eloise Donnelly

“…Using new research of material in the archives of the British Museum and V&A, this article discusses the role that Franks played in defining the status of the professional museum curator in the late nineteenth century. Firstly, by examining his approach to the collecting and display of Renaissance art objects at the British Museum, and secondly, by considering his role within the wider museum community in Britain and beyond, it argues that Franks’s appointment in 1851 marks a shift away from the culture of the amateur museum official towards a distinct and systematic approach to curatorship.…”
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The collector Jindřich Waldes and the curator Jan Hofman: One museum, two approaches by Hrušková, Kateřina

“…Alongside Waldes, the other key figure was art historian, conservationist and museum curator Jan Ješek Hofman, whose work between 1916 and 1919 in many ways achieved the plan to build a collection and research institution. …”
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Uma memória histórica da pesquisa arqueológica no Brasil (1981-2007) by Anna Roosevelt

“…I begin with my early course and field experiences as a student, my work as a museum curator and university professor, my research in literature, archives, and collections, and my early collaborations and interactions with other students and with scholars. …”
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Reconsidering Manifesta 10: big exhibition project as narrative by Marina Biryukova

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A historical memoir of archaeological research in Brazil (1981-2007) by Anna Roosevelt

“…I begin with my early course and field experiences as a student, my work as a museum curator and university professor, my research in literature, archives, and collections, and my early collaborationsand interactions with other students and with scholars. …”
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Nineteenth century recipes for conservation of prints: "Restauração de quadros e gravuras", by Manuel de Macedo by Salomé de Carvalho

“…The book "Restoration of paintings and prints", written by Manuel de Macedo (a museum curator in 1884) and published in 1885 is a very important source of information. …”
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PROFESSOR ZBIGNIEW WAWER, A MUSEUMCURATOR by Antoni Krzysztof Sobczak, Izabela Prokopczuk-Runowska

“…Thepaper presents the profile of a widely known individual in moredetail; he was a researcher focused on revealing the historicaltruth and a museum curator frequently appreciated for hisactivity.…”
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“If He Is Converted”: A New Spanish Featherwork <i>Ecce Homo</i> in Southeastern Africa by Kate E. Holohan

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Testimonial ‘Sideshadowing’: The Narrative Hospitality of Medbh McGuckian’s Blaris Moor by Jessica Bundschuh

“…Lastly, McGuckian’s decision to bring opposing orthodoxies into an unruly dialogue aligns the poet with the museum curator: both construct diverse narratives built out of contested testimonies and historical artifacts and both, thereby, honour the ethics of ‘narrative hospitality’, a cornerstone of ethical remembering in Northern Ireland.…”
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Dining on Geologic Fish by Vanessa Finney

“… The Australian lungfish was discovered for science by Australian Museum curator Gerard Krefft in 1870. He immediately recognized that it was a “living fossil” linking fish and amphibians. …”
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Beyond the historiographical pantheon. Women and the Comité International d’Histoire de l’Art after 1945 by Patricia García-Montón González

“…During the 1950s, the sole exception was Cécile Goldscheider, Rodin Museum curator, who attended the Bureau sessions and general assemblies as a secretary. …”
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The composition of usability evaluation in assessing quality of the display case lighting / Siti Norsazlina Haron ... [et al.] by Siti Norsazlina, Haron, Norashikin, Abdul Karim, Afzanizam, Muhammad, Anuar, Talib, Md Yusof, Hamid

“…This usability evaluation is useful to the museum curator, designers and facilities management. The usability evaluation is beneficial in identifying the important usability design issues to be investigated and explored. …”
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Head and Hands: Arthur van Schendel and Henricus Mertens, and Their Unique Role in the Development of the Rijksmuseum’s Paintings Restoration Studio (1930-70) by Esther van Duijn

“…Historically the role of a restorer was that of a technician, craftsman and artist, while that of the museum curator was that of a thinker, writer and academic. …”
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The scientist as historian: Paulo Vanzolini and the origins of zoology in Brazil O cientista como historiador: Paulo Vanzolini e as origens da zoologia no Brasil by Francisco Inácio Bastos, Magali Romero Sá

“…Besides his publications as a zoologist and his activities as a former museum curator and policymaker, Vanzolini pursued a long-life career as a musician and contributed to many different fields such as biostatistics, biogeography and the history of science. …”
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Notes on mammals collected on the 1885 Geographical Society of Australasia’s Expedition to New Guinea by Harry E. Parnaby, Peter D. Dwyer, Kristofer M. Helgen

“…Several months after the Expedition returned to Sydney, Australian Museum curator E. P. Ramsay prepared a list of 22 mammal specimens received by the Museum. …”