noun · academic
curation
UK/kjʊəˈreɪʃən/US/kjʊˈreɪʃən/cu·RA·tion
the act of selecting, organizing, and presenting content or exhibits in a deliberate way
Examples
“Museum curation involves designing displays to tell a story.”
“Content curation helps users find high-quality material amid noise.”
“She was praised for the curation of the exhibition.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective content curation reduces information overload by presenting users with a coherent, trustworthy set of resources.”
Collocations
- content curation
- curation process
- curatorial team
Word family
Common mistakes
They focus on content creation rather than curation.→They focus on content curation rather than creation.
The curatoring team managed the exhibits.→The curatorial team managed the exhibits.
Say it for a higher band
5selection→6editorial→7+curation
Synonyms
selection
Easily confused
creation
“The artist's creation was displayed in the gallery.”
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