> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Questions We Wish More Curators Answered During #AskaCurator Day - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/questions-we-wish-more-curators-answered-during-askacurator-day/ - Published: 2013-09-18T22:40:28.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T16:48:34.000Z - Description: Here are some of our favorite English-language tweets, which range from the very important and serious to the downright hilarious … - Author: Hrag Vartanian - Tags: Opinion, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 06:59 (2012, 2013, part 2) ![Getty curator Bryan Keene was one of the many curators taking part in today's #AskaCurator day on Twitter. (image via @GettyMuseum)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/09/budgvaxciaatx3g.jpg) Getty curator Bryan Keene was one of the many curators taking part in today’s #AskaCurator day on Twitter. (image via @GettyMuseum) Today’s #AskaCurator Day is a step in the right direction towards the more transparent conversations that should *always* be happening with curators of all types. But there were some noteworthy questions that weren’t answered by many institutions, if at all. And while the West Coast museums continue to rage on asking questions on Twitter, we compiled some of our favorite English-language tweets, which range from the very important and serious to the downright hilarious (accolades to @TaneDanger for generating some of the funniest of the day). (Also, for those of you who missed it, the Los Angeles Museum of Art (LACMA) [Storified a helpful list of questions](http://storify.com/LACMA/2013-askacurator-day-turrell-trifecta?ref=hyperallergic.com) related to the James Turrell tripleheader.) [![Screen Shot 2013-09-18 at 12.34.10 PM](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-18-at-12-34-10-pm.png)](https://twitter.com/museummammy/status/380364217280638976?ref=hyperallergic.com) And the same “question” with a twist: [![Screen Shot 2013-09-18 at 1.01.14 PM](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-18-at-1-01-14-pm.png)](https://twitter.com/TaylorRAldridg/status/380367120833728512?ref=hyperallergic.com) [![Screen Shot 2013-09-18 at 12.33.17 PM](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-18-at-12-33-17-pm.png)](https://twitter.com/museummammy/status/380368174413516800?ref=hyperallergic.com) [![Screen Shot 2013-09-18 at 12.32.19 PM](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-18-at-12-32-19-pm.png)](https://twitter.com/inamuseum/status/380364519643422720?ref=hyperallergic.com) [![Screen Shot 2013-09-18 at 1.22.06 PM](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-18-at-1-22-06-pm.png)](https://twitter.com/nickkegeyan/status/380380351262375936?ref=hyperallergic.com) [![Screen Shot 2013-09-18 at 2.08.36 PM](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-18-at-2-08-36-pm.png)](https://twitter.com/NicoleMarshall%5F/status/380390948212989952?ref=hyperallergic.com) [![Screen Shot 2013-09-18 at 12.47.48 PM](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-18-at-12-47-48-pm.png)](https://twitter.com/JF1789/status/380368795719987200?ref=hyperallergic.com) Note: The [Rijksmuseum’s response](https://twitter.com/rijksmuseum/status/380369401713029121?ref=hyperallergic.com) was, “Putting together a Pinterest is not curating, it involves a lot of research and a deep commitment to a collection.” [![Screen Shot 2013-09-18 at 3.30.29 PM](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-18-at-3-30-29-pm.png)](https://twitter.com/arttrav/status/380405682551656448?ref=hyperallergic.com) [![Screen Shot 2013-09-18 at 5.37.55 PM](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-18-at-5-37-55-pm.png)](https://twitter.com/elginism/status/380309656855650304?ref=hyperallergic.com) Note: In case you don’t know what Elgin refers to, it is the [Elgin Marbles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin%5FMarbles?ref=hyperallergic.com). [![Screen Shot 2013-09-18 at 12.36.15 PM](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-18-at-12-36-15-pm.png)](https://twitter.com/KnightLAT/status/380345154940317696?ref=hyperallergic.com) Note: This one by the *LA Times* art critic is a little troll-y but a good one. [![Screen Shot 2013-09-18 at 12.37.50 PM](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-18-at-12-37-50-pm.png)](https://twitter.com/spramp/status/380367484924088320?ref=hyperallergic.com) [![Screen Shot 2013-09-18 at 1.26.30 PM](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-18-at-1-26-30-pm.png)](https://twitter.com/MarkBSchlemmer/status/380379016328642560?ref=hyperallergic.com) [![Screen Shot 2013-09-18 at 2.23.24 PM](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-18-at-2-23-24-pm.png)](https://twitter.com/red%5Friver%5Frebel/status/380391538422857728?ref=hyperallergic.com) ![Screen Shot 2013-09-18 at 1.27.20 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[![Screen Shot 2013-09-18 at 1.57.16 PM](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-18-at-1-57-16-pm.png)](https://twitter.com/DrDonnaYates/status/380373289195290624?ref=hyperallergic.com) And some artist honesty: [![Screen Shot 2013-09-18 at 1.55.28 PM](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-18-at-1-55-28-pm.png)](https://twitter.com/markscottwood/status/380372134163644416?ref=hyperallergic.com)