A curator administers collections, such as artwork, collectibles, historic items, or scientific specimens of museums or other institutions. A curator may conduct instructional, research, or public service activities of institution.







Sample of reported job titles: Associate Curator, Collections Curator, Collections Manager, Curator, Curator of Collections, Curator of Education, Exhibitions Curator, Exhibits Curator, Gallery Director, Museum Curator









SOURCE: United States. Department of Labor. "Curator." Occupational Outlook Handbook. 17 Dec. 2015. Web. 7 March 2016. O*NET OnLine

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The director of an art museum is planning to send out an exhibit to three area schools. She wants to minimize travel time. The exhibit must travel to each of the three schools once on a particular day and return to the museum after visiting each of the three schools. The travel times, in minutes, between the schools and between the museum and the schools is given in the graph.

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Find the optimal solution, starting and ending at the Museum, using the Brute Force method.

minutes of travel time

Find an approximation of the optimal solution, starting and ending at the Museum, using the Nearest Neighbor method.

minutes of travel time