What is White House Office of the Curator?
{{Infobox US Cabinet | post = White House Curator | insignia =US-WhiteHouse-Logo.svg | insigniasize =175px | insigniacaption = | department = Executive Residence | image = | incumbent = Vacant | incumbentsince = | incumbentend = | first = [[Lorraine Waxman Pearce]] | appointer = President of the United States | formation = {{start date and age|1961}} | website = {{url|https://www.whitehouse.gov}} }} The '''White House Office of the Curator''' is charged with the [[conservation]] and study of the collection of fine art, furniture and decorative objects used to furnish both the public and private rooms of the [[White House]]. The office began in 1961 during the administration of [[John F. Kennedy|President John F. Kennedy]] while [[First Lady]] [[Jacqueline Kennedy]] oversaw the restoration of the White House.<ref>{{cite web|title=Curator's Office|url=http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/floor0/curators-office.htm|publisher=The White House Museum}}</ref> The office is located in the ground floor of the White House [[Executive Residence]]. The most recent White House curator is Lydia Tederick, appointed in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thompson|first1=Krissah|last2=Koncius|first2=Jura|title=White House curator to retire after working with first families for decades|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2017/05/09/white-house-curator-to-retire-after-working-with-first-families-for-decades|work=The Washington Post|access-date=29 January 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1961 establishments in the United States]] {{US-stub}}