Museum Studies

What’s the Best Path to a Top Museum Job? We Analyzed the Training of 100 Curators to Find Out

Brian Boucher, artnet News, posted on Apr 10, 2018

What is the best career preparation that will ultimately result in landing a curatorial job in museums? That’s the question that this article unpacks through a study of 100 curators of …

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The State of the Museum Field in 2020, as Viewed by Students

By: Kristin M. Szylvian, posted on Dec 9, 2020

In a challenging time for the field, how do graduates looking to enter it feel about their future? A public history professor asked them to reflect. Photo credit: Patrick Robert …

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A Day in the Life of a Foundation Officer

Perhaps the most prestigious job in the philanthropic giving world is that of a foundation officer, also known as a program officer. At the largest foundations, program officers are the elite, intellectual powerhouses behind philanthropy in America and the world. …

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Career Alternatives for Art Historians

In an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education (“No More Plan B,”‘ October 9, 2011), Anthony Grafton advised faculty …

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