The curator of the Capital Cultural Fund prepares the decisions for the Joint Committee. He or she chairs the jury, has voting rights, and takes part in its meetings. He or she presents the jury’s—or in some cases his or her own—funding recommendations to the Joint Committee.

The curator is also a member of and spokesperson for the panel of experts for the funding program for especially relevant exhibitions.

The curator decides on the allocation of funding from the Capital Cultural Fund for the presentation of especially successful projects (Wiederaufnahme).