Exhibition on Renaissance Paintings: Landmark Artworks from 14th to 17th Century

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1. Introduction
The image of a museum curator may make it appear like as an easy job but on the
surface level, a museum curator is expected to shoulder multiple responsibilities. As a
museum curator of the Two Rivers Gallery, I am purporting to organize a special exhibition.
The selected theme for the exhibition is paintings from the Renaissance period (fourteenth
century to seventeenth century). According to Bonds, the destructive phase of the Dark ages
was followed by the resurgence in art, literature, paintings and creative thoughts that came to
be widely known as the Renaissance Period. Renaissance in Europe gave birth to a distinctive
style of painting, sculpture and fine arts. For the exhibition, five paintings from the period
will be displayed.
2. Museum curator: Key responsibilities and challenges of the profession
A museum curator is part of the large network of employees like the archivists, assistant
curators, museum technicians and conservationists who are part of the collection. Within the
setting of the museum, a museum curator has to perform of a range of functions and
responsibilities. According to Edson and David, a museum curator has to manage the overall
layout of the museum in an efficient manner. A museum curator is entrusted with the onus of
overseeing all the essential dimensions for running and managing a museum (Longair: 1-7).
Some of these tasks include conducting lectures, workshops, arranging fundraising for
programs and events. The museum curator has the responsibility of authorization and
negotiation of purchase, sale and exchange of artefacts for a collection (Gilmore and Ruth:
745-760). There are curators who would loan artefacts from the collection to other museums
or exhibits who are travelling (Edson and David: 23-45). The museum curator is expected to
attend conventions, seminars, meetings and exhibits. Doing these, the social base and
professional network of the curator expands.

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A museum curator is entrusted with the responsibility of selecting the themes for
exhibitions making a decision on the design of the exhibits. They keep a tab on the inventory
of the curated items. The job profile of the museum curator further includes the labelling of
objects and specimens and dating tests (Ahmad, Taib&Masri: 254-265). During the course of
the exhibition, the museum curator explains and educates the visitors about the objects on
display. A museum curator has to engage in application of grants. The provision of grants
boosts further research and promotes expansion of the museum. Therefore, it can be inferred
that a museum curator has to partake administrative, spoken as well as written
communication skills. These qualities will be essential in organizing the exhibition.
3. Five landmark paintings from the Renaissance Period (14th c. to 17th c.)
The theme of the exhibition at Two Rivers Gallery is going to be five famous
paintings from the Renaissance period. The Renaissance period that lasted from fourteenth
century to seventeenth century is considered to be an epoch in the history of the art
movement (Adams). Renaissance marked the resurgence in art and literature (Bonds: 45-67).
It commenced in Italy during the latter phase of the fifteenth century and the formative part of
the sixteenth century. The five paintings that have been chosen for the exhibition are as
follows