Meaning & use
curation
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The act of selecting, organizing, and presenting items, content, or information, often to create a coherent collection or experience.
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The gallery's curation focused on lesser-known artists from the 1960s.
Good playlist curation can make a long road trip feel much shorter.
A note on using this word
Once mostly limited to museums and art, "curation" has expanded in recent years to describe carefully chosen selections in media, retail, and social platforms.
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