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Exhibit Your Talents with a Great Career in the World of Museums Get started in a career that has a future and is financially rewarding. Opportunities in Museum Careers provides you with a complete overview of the job possibilities, salary figures, and experience required to find a job at a museum. This career-boosting book will help you: Determine the specialty thats right for you, from collections to fundraising to administration Acquire in-depth knowledge of the museum world Find out what kind of salary you can expect Understand the daily routine of your chosen field Focus your job search using industry resources Enjoy a great career as a: curator * marketing director * exhibit designer * researcher * archivist * public relations coordinator
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Opportunities in Museum Careers VGM Opportunities Series
author
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Camenson, Blythe.
publisher
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NTC Contemporary
isbn10 | asin
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0844245933
print isbn13
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9780844245935
ebook isbn13
:
9780071400992
language
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English
subject
Museums--Vocational guidance--United States.
publication date
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1996
lcc
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AM11.C35 1996eb
ddc
:
069/.023/73
subject
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Museums--Vocational guidance--United States.
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VGM Opportunities Series
Opportunities in Museum Careers
Blythe Camenson
Foreword by Gretchen S. Sorin Director and Professor of Museum Studies Cooperstown Graduate Program State University of New York at Oneonta
VGM Career Horizons a division of NTC Publishing Group Lincolnwood, Illinois USA
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Cover photo credits:
Upper left courtesy of the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution; Untitled, 1995, upper right, courtesy of David &!;ern&!;. As exhibited in "Beyond Belief: Contemporary Art from East Central Europe," 1995, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; lower left courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; lower right courtesy of the Museum of Science and Industry.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Camenson, Blythe. Opportunities in museum careers / Blythe Camenson; foreword by Gretchen S. Sorin. p. cm. (VGM opportunities series) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) ISBN 0-8442-4593-3 (hard). ISBN 0-8442-4594-1 (pbk). 1. MuseumsVocational guidanceUnited States. I. Title. II. Series. AM11.C35 1996 069'.023'73dc20 96-4296 CIP
Published by VGM Career Horizons, a division of NTC Publishing Group 4255 West Touhy Avenue Lincolnwood (Chicago), Illinois 60646-1975, U.S.A.
1996 by NTC Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of NTC Publishing Group. Manufactured in the United States of America.
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Contents
About the Author
vi
Foreword
vii
Acknowledgments
ix
1. The World of Museums
How museums originated. The different kinds of museums. Jobs within museums. Choosing a career. The qualifications you will need. The job hunt. Salaries. The employment outlook.
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2. Preparing Yourself for a Career in Museums
Is a career in museums right for you? Training options. Finding a program. Volunteering and internships.
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3. Art Museums and Galleries
Types of art museums. Aesthetics vs. economics. Job titles within art museums. Art curator. Public relations coordinator. Registrar. Collections manager. Art conservator. Development officer. Photographer. Librarian. Marketing director. Tour guide/docent. Salaries within art museums. Employee benefits within art museums. Art Galleries. Starting your own gallery. The day-to-day running of an art gallery. Art gallery earnings.
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4. History Museums
A first-hand look at history museum work. A curator at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American History. Salaries for curators. An exhibit designer at the National Museum of American History. A student intern's journal. Directing a small
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museum in Nauvoo, Illinois. A tour guide with the Nantucket Historical Association. Hours and salary for tour guides.
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