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How to Get a Museum Job
How to Get a Museum Job discusses ways people can seek and apply for the full range of positions found in most museums. It is based on the author's experience in hiring and being hired within what can be a mysterious and even esoteric world. The book is designed to be very practical offers clear and comprehensive directions.
Book Details
- Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Publish Date: Apr 8th, 2019
- Pages: 144
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.34in - 0.49lb
- EAN: 9781538121108
- Categories: • Museum Administration and Museology• Careers - Job Hunting• General
About the Author
Steven Miller has been working in the museum field nearly fifty years. During that time, he has served as a trustee, director, curator, consultant, writer, educator, and lecturer as well as media commentator on various topics relating to museum philosophy and operations. He is affiliated with the Museum Accreditation Program of the American Alliance of Museums. For sixteen years he was an adjunct professor, teaching several courses, with the Seton Hall University MA Program in Museum Professions. He is the author of Deaccessioning Today: Theory and Practice (2018). He holds a BA in sculpture from Bard College and an International Graduate Certificate from ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, Rome, Italy).
Praise for this book
How to Get a Museum Job is a definitive guide for anyone seeking work in this rewarding and challenging field; it is essential reading for anyone applying to their first museum job or for those already working in museums and looking for new opportunities. Author Steven Miller covers all the bases in this practical and readable guide to seeking museum employment. . . . There is no other comprehensive book along the lines of How to Get a Museum Job. The information is unique, timely and relevant for anyone interested in the museum field.
This is the first definitive guide for anyone seeking work in this rewarding and challenging field. Miller is the ultimate insider and his step-by-step roadmap covers everything from why work in a museum to handling tough interview questions.
This is the book that many have been waiting for. Miller has covered all bases in this practical and eminently readable guide to seeking museum employment. With common sense and humor he reassures his readers that there are jobs waiting for them and that it is just a matter of finding the one best suited to their skills and likings.
This practical guide to employment in museums is essential reading for anyone applying for their first museum job or for those already working in museums and looking for new opportunities. With museums contributing over $50 billion annually to the US Economy, it's an exciting time to work in this field.