Museum curators care for, manage, organize, and develop the objects in a museum. Museum curators may do some or all of the following tasks:

• acquire new items for the museum's collection;
• examine items for the collection to determine their condition and whether they are authentic;
• identify and classify items;
• keep and maintain inventory records about all items in the collection;
• arrange and oversee conservation and restoration work for the items;
• make sure that climate and pest control issues are seen to at all times to protect the items in the collection;
• organize and prepare displays, which can include traveling and arranging for loan exhibitions;
• conduct research or oversee research on collection pieces;
• educate the public about the collections, which generally involves lecturing and writing;
• raise funds for the museum, which can include applying for grants and attending social events with private museum donors;
• supervise a staff...