"Curatorial departments" refers to specific areas or teams within a museum or gallery that are responsible for managing and organizing its collections of artwork or historical artifacts. Full definition
His appointment strengthens the existing curatorial department and its already strong international outlook. (museumpublicity.com)
He earned a Ph.D. in art history in 2002 from Princeton University and has worked in curatorial departments at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University. (mapplethorpe25.org)