cocurator
noun
co·cu·ra·tor
ˌkō-ˈkyu̇r-ˌā-tər 
-ˈkyər-;
-kyu̇-ˈrā-;
-ˈkyu̇r-ə-,
-ˈkyər-
variants
or co-curator
plural cocurators or co-curators
: one who shares the duties of curating something (such as an exhibit) with one or more others
Organized by Kendall, with cocurators Douglas Druick of the Art Institute of Chicago and John Leighton of London's National Gallery, it is the first exhibition to focus on this period.—
Martin Bailey
Martin BaileyHe was a co-curator of the MFA's award-winning 53-gallery Art of the Americas Wing …—Greenwich Post
Greenwich Post
cocurate
transitive verb
or co-curate
cocurated or co-curated; cocurating or co-curating
Cocurated by Kammen, [the exhibition] will include three oil paintings in Kammen's private collection …
—Rick Perlstein
Rick Perlstein
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Jowitt is cocurator of the exhibit and author of a new study about the shipwreck.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 June 2022
Jill Ahlberg Yohe, cocurator of Hearts of Our People, told The Guardian earlier this month.
—Soraya Roberts, Longreads, 20 June 2019
To say farewell to Salonathon in its current form, the cocurators will host Salonathon & On & On & On, a 14-hour celebration at Beauty Bar featuring workshops, performances, screenings, discussions, and a dance party.
—Chicago Reader, 8 Feb. 2018
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 June 2022
Jill Ahlberg Yohe, cocurator of Hearts of Our People, told The Guardian earlier this month.
—Soraya Roberts, Longreads, 20 June 2019
To say farewell to Salonathon in its current form, the cocurators will host Salonathon & On & On & On, a 14-hour celebration at Beauty Bar featuring workshops, performances, screenings, discussions, and a dance party.
—Chicago Reader, 8 Feb. 2018
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“Cocurator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocurator. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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