kurasi

Kurasi is the process of selecting, organizing, and presenting items from a larger collection or stream of information in order to communicate a specific narrative, value, or insight. It is used to make content meaningful and navigable, whether in art, museums, libraries, media, or digital platforms. The aim is not merely to gather material but to curate context, quality, and relevance for a chosen audience.

The term kurasi is the Indonesian usage of the concept of curating. It encompasses both the actions of curators who oversee collections and the act of curating content by individuals or platforms. Related terms include kurator (the person) and kurasi konten (content curation).

Typical kurasi activities include defining selection criteria, researching provenance, evaluating significance and accuracy, organizing items into a coherent arrangement, and presenting them with explanatory labels, metadata, and narratives. In digital curation, tagging, taxonomy, and metadata standards support searchability and discovery. Both human judgment and, increasingly, algorithmic tools may contribute to the process.

Kurasi appears in museums and galleries as exhibitions, in libraries and archives as curated catalogs, in media and streaming services as playlists or recommended collections, and in education and journalism as curated data sets or knowledge hubs.

Key challenges include avoiding bias and misrepresentation, respecting copyright, ensuring accessibility, and maintaining transparency about selection criteria. Effective kurasi balances authority with openness, allowing diverse perspectives while preserving accuracy and context.