Curator of Museum Exhibition: Scholar,Connoisseur,Exhibition Organizer: An Interview with Curator James C.Y.Watt

Curator of museum exhibition has been proved to be one of the key factors of the successful exhibition especially the one with special subject.Mr.James C.Y.Watt,Brooke Russell Astor Chairman of Asian Art Department of Metropolitan Museum of Art,also a world famous curator of exhibition,taking The World of Khubilai Khan as the example,points out that: Museum curator of exhibition should have all of the qualities and abilities of a scholar,a connoisseur and an exhibition organizer with good knowledge of History,Art History,Culture History,Cultural Relics and Museology,etc;He should organize and coordinate the exhibition in the whole process from exhibition designing,works choosing and loaning to exhibition opening,research publishing and even the accompanied educational program implementation so as to ensure the success of the exhibition;Thus,museum will surely promote academic research,fulfill educational responsibilities and serve the public better.