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So you want to work in a museum? / Tara Young.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Young, Tara Reddy, author.
Contributor:
American Alliance of Museums, issuing body.
Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Museums--Vocational guidance--United States.
Museums.
Museums--Vocational guidance.
United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (179 pages)
Distribution:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2019.
Place of Publication:
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]
Summary:
People who love art, are fascinated by archaeology, or are history buffs may have considered the idea of working in a museum. But experience as a museum visitor reveals only the public-facing side of the museum, and not its complex, dynamic internal structure. So You Want to Work in a Museum? helps to demystify museums as institutions and to prepare prospective museum staff to explore the field further.
Contents:
From art to zoology: types of museums
Organizational structure
The front line: visitor services
Education
Working with objects
Exhibitions
Conservation
Communications
Development
The executive office
Administration
Universal skills and distinct pathways
Things I wish I had known when I was twenty-four: opportunities and challenges
Where are museums going?
Resources
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 10, 2019).
ISBN:
979-82-16-43543-3
1-5381-2410-6
OCLC:
1108806569

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