▪ I. † cuˈrating, vbl. n.1 Obs.
In curating-books, shelf-lists of books in the Bodleian Library, used by its Curators to verify the contents of the shelves.
| 1705 Hearne Collect. 8 Nov. I. 68 The Curating Books. 1712 Ibid. III. 304 Nor can I find by the Curating Book y{supt} there ever was. |
▪ II. curating, vbl. n.2
(ˈkjʊərətɪŋ)
[-ing1.]
Acting as curate; performing the duties of a curate.
| 1831 W. Cobbett Two-penny Trash Jan. 159 Non-residence, or stipendiary curating. 1907 E. H. Begbie Vigil ii. 23, I am to commence vicar. No curating. Ibid. v. 68 You have begun curating for me already. |
▪ III. curating, vbl. n.3
(kjʊəˈreɪtɪŋ)
[f. *curate v. + -ing1.]
The supervision of a museum, gallery, or the like by a curator; the work of storing and preserving exhibits.
| 1906 W. E. Hoyle in Museums Jrnl. July 6, I think it will be generally admitted that the business (or may I say ‘profession’) of museum ‘curating’ is one which demands..a special technical training. 1972 J. I. M. Stewart Palace of Art xxv. 230 You've been doing the curating, after all. 1986 Sunday Express Mag. 6 Apr. 90/3 Inheriting a family business such as this, you feel duty-bound to do your curating bit and carry on the history of it. |