N Elizabeth Schlatter

Museum Careers (eBook, PDF)

A Practical Guide for Students and Novices

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Expert curator Elizabeth Schlatter outlines the types of jobs available within museums, the kinds of training needed, how to secure a job, and how to move up the ladder once you are working in the field.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315424200
• Artikelnr.: 45434981

Autorenporträt

N. Elizabeth Schlatter is deputy director and curator of exhibitions of the University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, Virginia, where she has worked since 2000. Her career includes administrative and programmatic positions at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, and the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas. With an M.A. in Art History from George Washington University, she has curated numerous exhibitions of modern and contemporary art; published articles, reviews, and catalog essays; and presented papers on related topics at regional and national conferences. She is author of the ebook Become an Art Curator.

Inhaltsangabe

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PART ONE: MUSEUM WORK
Introduction: WHY WORK IN A MUSEUM?
Chapter One: WHAT IS A MUSEUM?
Chapter Two: MUSEUM TRENDS AFFECTING EMPLOYMENT
PART TWO: MUSEUM JOBS
Chapter Three: JOBS FOCUSED ON OBJECTS AND/OR EXHIBITIONS
Chapter Four: JOBS WITH A PUBLIC FOCUS
Chapter Five: JOBS WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE FOCUS
Chapter Six: THE DIRECTOR
PART THREE: PREPARING FOR AND GAINING MUSEUM EMPLOYMENT
Chapter Seven: EDUCATION
Chapter Eight: INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERING
Chapter Nine: FINDING AND APPLYING FOR JOBS
Chapter Ten: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER GROWTH
APPENDIXES
Appendix One: SALARIES FOR TEN COMMON POSITIONS AS SURVEYED BY REGIONAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATIONS
Appendix Two: SALARIES FOR TEN COMMON POSITIONS AS SURVEYED BY MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Appendix Three: ORGANIZATIONS AND WEBSITES FOR STUDENTS AND MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR