38-643: Taking Punk To The Masses: From Nowhere To Nevermind And Beyond is a book by Jacob McMurray and editor Gary Groth. McMurray is the senior curator for the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle. It was published in May 2011, in conjunction with the similarly titled Nirvana exhibit at the Museum of Pop Culture. The book includes a foreword by Nirvana's Krist Novoselic . The book includes stories mentioned from interviewees within
76-411: A planning condition placed on an application for development, that is once the principle of development on the land has already been established. Because of the potential for destruction of significant remains, PPG 16 prefers evaluation to take place in advance of any planning decision being made. A developer tenders for the work to be done and chooses an archaeological organization to retain. The work
114-460: A "museum curator", or a "keeper" of a cultural heritage institution (e.g., gallery , museum , library , or archive ) is a content specialist charged with an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material including historical artifacts. A collections curator's concern necessarily involves tangible objects of some sort—artwork, collectibles, historic items, or scientific collections. In smaller organizations,
152-602: A Historic Environment Record or HER, a database of known archaeological sites which is often used to inform decisions on archaeological potential. Areas of archaeological potential are often drawn on GIS maps which can indicate any potentially damaging development automatically. PPG 16 has resulted in an explosion in archaeological fieldwork in the UK. Developer funding has led to dozens of archaeological organizations competing for work along with archaeological consultants working for developers to oversee projects. This has contributed to
190-463: A consultancy basis. In France, the term "exhibitions curator" is translated as commissaire d'exposition or curateur . The late-20th century saw an explosion of artists organizing exhibitions. The artist-curator has a long tradition of influence, notably featuring Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), inaugural president of the Royal Academy of Arts , London, founded in 1768. Curators hold
228-443: A curator may be the only paid staff-member. In larger institutions, the curator's primary function is that of a subject specialist, with the expectation that he or she will conduct original research on objects and guide the organization in its collecting. Such institutions can have multiple curators, each assigned to a specific collecting area (e.g., curator of ancient art, curator of prints and drawings, etc.) and often operating under
266-483: A curator may have sole responsibility for acquisitions and even for collections care . A curator makes decisions regarding what objects to select, oversees their potential and documentation, conducts research based on the collection and its history, provides proper packaging of object for transportation, and shares research with the public and community through exhibitions and publications. In very small, volunteer-based museums, such as those of local historical societies,
304-481: A development site. The first, and explicitly preferred, method involves preservation in situ whereby the archaeology is left untouched beneath a new development through methods such as adaptation of foundation design and architectural layout of the proposed new development, or by raising the level of the development with made ground so that its foundations do not reach the archaeological horizon. Where nationally important remains are encountered this method of preservation
342-428: A high academic degree in their subject, typically a Doctor of Philosophy or a master's degree in subjects such as history, art, history of art , archaeology , anthropology , or classics . Curators are also expected to have contributed to their academic field, for example, by delivering public talks, publishing articles, or presenting at specialist academic conferences. It is important that curators have knowledge of
380-403: A movement in museums, public humanities organizations, and within the biocuration field to involve community members in various curatorial processes, including exhibit development and programming. Community members involved in community curation are likely not trained as museum professionals, but have vested interests in the outcomes of curatorial projects. Community curation is a response to
418-580: A person who prepares a sports ground for use (especially a cricket ground ). This job is equivalent to that of groundsman in some other cricketing nations. Obsolete terms referring to a female curator are "curatrix" and "curatress". PPG 16 Planning Policy Guidance 16: Archaeology and Planning commonly abbreviated as PPG 16 , was a document produced by the UK Government to advise local planning authorities in England and Wales on
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#1732786584561456-535: A shortage of county archaeologists to monitor this work allows consultants to exploit the situation. In recent years prices have been driven down by competing consultants who have unethical arrangements with archaeological contractors, who rather than performing the same job for a lower cost (as in true competitive tendering) are able to do a worse job. The increased volume of work has led to a backlog of unpublished site reports and homeless site archives awaiting resolution. The competition for work amongst archaeologists, and
494-473: A test lab, where an independent curator selected technology that showcased radical technology advancements and their impact on society, such as the ability to design and "print" physical objects using 3D printers (such as a fully working violin) or the ability to model and represent accurate interactive medical and molecular models in stereoscopic 3D. As US museums have become increasingly more digitized, curators find themselves constructing narratives in both
532-422: A work of art, the injection of technology and impact of social media into every aspect of society has seen the emergence of technology curators. Technology curators are people who are able to disentangle the science and logic of a particular technology and apply it to real-world situations and society, whether it is for social change, commercial advantage, or other purposes. The first U.K. Wired Conference had
570-453: Is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the particular institution and its mission. The term "curator" may designate the head of any given division, not limited to museums . Curator roles include "community curators", "literary curators", " digital curators ", and " biocurators ". A "collections curator",
608-438: Is a professional scientist who curates, collects, annotates, and validates information that is disseminated by biological databases and model organism databases . Education and outreach play an important role in some institutions. It has led to the emergence of titles such as "Curator of Education" and "Curator of Public Practice". Community curation— also known as "co-curation", "public curation" or "inclusive curation" —is
646-519: Is monitored by a curator, normally the County Archaeologist , who is nominated by the local planning authority as an adviser and who also identifies sites where archaeology might be threatened by development. Following submission of a satisfactory site report and demonstration that a site's archaeological potential has been properly safeguarded and/or recorded, the curator will usually advise that development can continue. Curators maintain
684-400: Is strongly preferred. If preservation in situ is not feasible then PPG 16 permitted preservation by record . This method involves archaeological fieldwork to excavate and record finds and features (thereby destroying them). This may involve a full excavation , further trenching in specific areas or an archaeological watching brief which involves an archaeologist monitoring groundworks for
722-424: The 19th century "information transmission" model of learning, in which museums are sources of expert knowledge and visitors are the recipients of that expertise. Community curation seeks not to abandon expertise, but to broaden definitions of expertise to "include broader domains of experience" that visitors bring to museums. Community curation practices are varied. Organizations have conducted community outreach at
760-508: The Historic Environment' replacing and cancelling PPG16 and PPG15 which had dealt with the rest of the historic environment. The document advised that archaeological remains are a finite and irreplaceable resource and that their presence should be a material consideration in applications for new development. It accepted that development will affect archaeological deposits and that this effect must be mitigated. PPG 16 stressed
798-518: The INP (Institut National du Patrimoine). The "conservateurs du patrimoine" are civil servants or work in the public service; the use of the title by private workers is not possible. In the United Kingdom, the term "curator" also applies to government employees who monitor the quality of contract archaeological work under Planning Policy Guidance 16: Archaeology and Planning (PPG 16) and manage
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#1732786584561836-441: The beginning of exhibition projects, and convenes community advisory committees at various stages in the curatorial process. or have accepted exhibit proposals from community members and trained them in curatorial skills to co-create exhibits. Such efforts to allow communities to participate in curation can require "more not less expertise from museum staff". The term "literary curator" has been used to describe persons who work in
874-488: The book, such as Mark Arm , Grant Hart , Calvin Johnson , Mark Mothersbaugh , Nirvana's Krist Novoselic , and nearly a hundred others who were a part of that musical scene. The book was released on May 10, 2011, to coincide with the visual exhibit on display at the Museum of Pop Culture, in Seattle. Prior to the release, video excerpts of interviewees found transcribed within the book were released online for promotion of
912-468: The book. Reception was well-received for the book. Josh Diamond of NPR stated that " Taking Punk to the Masses is a beautifully constructed gem. Even more peculiarly for a history lesson wedged between hard covers, it'll make you hear the music that has so spectacularly inflamed your speakers and headphones for three decades." Curator A curator (from Latin : cura , meaning 'to take care')
950-666: The consultants who have something to "mitigate" on behalf of their clients in the construction industry. PPG 16 was only guidance to planners and did not have the full force of law. Its precepts could only be enforced through the Town and Country Planning Act and ultimate decisions on its implementation rested with the Secretary of State . However, without full legal status it lacked the power and reach of measures safeguarding similar environmental issues which are enshrined in law, such as those concerning endangered species . Theoretically,
988-593: The cultural resource of a region. In a museum setting, a curator in the United Kingdom may also be called a "keeper". An "exhibitions curator" is a person in charge of conceiving and organising exhibitions. The title "curator" identifies someone who selects and often interprets works for an exhibit. In addition to selecting works, the curator is often responsible for writing labels, catalog essays, and other content supporting exhibitions. Such curators may be permanent staff members, "guest curators" from an affiliated organization or university, or "freelance curators" working on
1026-487: The current collecting market for their area of expertise, and are aware of current ethical practices and laws that may impact their organisation's collecting. The increased complexity of many museums and cultural organisations has prompted the emergence of professional programs in fields such as public history, public humanities , museum studies , arts management , and curating/curatorial practice. (See →External links for further information on courses.) A biocurator
1064-680: The direction of a head curator. In such organizations, the physical care of the collection may be overseen by museum collections-managers or by museum conservators, with documentation and administrative matters (such as personnel, insurance, and loans) handled by a museum registrar. In France, the term "collections curator" is translated as conservateur . There are two kinds of conservateurs : heritage curators ( conservateurs du patrimoine ) with five specialities (archeology, archives, museums, historical monuments, natural science museums), and librarian curators ( conservateurs des bibliothèques ). These curators are selected by competitive examination and attend
1102-428: The fact that the developers funding them see no real use for their final product, also tends to drive prices down meaning that wages and conditions for archaeologists in the UK are generally far below the national average for equivalent professions with comparable levels of education. The irony is that the cost of this unworthy body of work, known as "grey archaeology", borne by the construction industry benefits nobody but
1140-418: The field of poetry, such as former 92nd Street Y director Karl Kirchwey . More recently, advances in new technologies have led to a further widening of the role of curator. This has been a focus in major art institutions internationally and has become an object of academic study and research. In the same way that a museum curator may acquire objects of relevance or an art curator may select or interpret
1178-495: The growing professionalization of archaeology from its more ad hoc earlier incarnation as Rescue archaeology . Also, a wider variety of archaeological methods are now employed including surveys of large areas for the purposes of Historic Landscape Characterisation , deposit models and the production of regional archaeological research agendas . Critics of PPG 16 argue that the commercialization of UK archaeology has resulted in more work of lower quality being undertaken, and that
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1216-462: The importance of the evaluation of a site for its archaeological potential in advance of development in order to inform future management decisions. This evaluation may involve non intrusive methods such as a desk-based study or archaeological geophysics and/or a more direct method such as trial trenching . Following the results of the initial evaluation, PPG 16 offered two solutions for preserving any significant archaeological deposits found to be on
1254-500: The material and digital worlds. Historian Elaine Gurian has called for museums in which "visitors could comfortably search for answers to their own questions regardless of the importance placed on such questions by others". This would change the role of curator from teacher to "facilitator and assistor". In this sense, the role of curator in the United States is precarious, as digital and interactive exhibits often allow members of
1292-480: The new development and recording any finds or features revealed as construction continue. All forms of archaeological investigation undertaken through PPG 16 are funded by the developer through an extension of the Polluter Pays principle , although this is not made explicit in the document itself. The work is intended to be undertaken in advance of any planning consent being granted but often happens to satisfy
1330-445: The philosophical approach of PPG 16 was strongly based on processualism , especially following the publication of the de facto guidance manual for UK developer-led archaeology, English Heritage 's Management of Archaeological Projects (1991), popularly known as MAP 2. This stressed the importance of evaluation, documentation and decision-making at each stage of a project based on empirical evidence and valid hypotheses. From 2006 MAP2
1368-420: The public to become their own curators, and to choose their own information. Citizens are then able to educate themselves on the specific subject they are interested in, rather than spending time listening to information they have no desire to learn. In Scotland, the term "curator" is also used to mean the guardian of a child, known as curator ad litem . In Australia and New Zealand, the term also applies to
1406-678: The treatment of archaeology within the planning process. It was introduced in November 1990 following public outcry after a number of high-profile scandals such as the threatened destruction of the Rose Theatre in London by developers. It replaced the earlier Circular 8/87 which was criticized for being ill-focused in both practical and geographical terms. On 23 March 2010 the Government published 'Planning Policy Statement 5:Planning and
1444-485: Was replaced by a more generic project management approach for the sector "Management of Research Projects in the Historic Environment" (MoRPHE) with a specific guidance "Project Planning Note 3" (MoRPHE PPN3) covering archaeological excavation. MoRPHE PPN3 retained the staged approach, with evaluation as a quality assessment technique that was applicable at any stage during an investigation. A similar, though less stringent, guideline to PPG 16 exists for historic buildings and
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