Creative Careers in Museums - Softcover

Burdick, Jan E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1581154984 ISBN 13: 9781581154986

Publisher: Allworth, 2008

Synopsis

What kinds of jobs are available in museums? How do museums work? What opportunities are there in museum research and collection, preserving and cataloging, exhibiting and interpreting, publicity, administration, event planning, catering, support? Creative Careers in Museums answers all these questions and many more, with full information on how everyone can pinpoint and showcase their existing skills--then turn those skills into a dream job at a museum or other cultural institution. Interviews with people who have made career transitions into the field are packed with practical and inspiring ideas, and there’s even information on starting new museums. Advice on targeting potential employers, putting together a resume, interviewing, and landing the job, plus an extensive resource list, make this the perfect starting point for anyone who wants to work in a museum.

Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.

About this title

About the Author:

Jan E. Burdick is currently a project manager at ESI Design/Edwin Schlossberg Inc., an exhibit firm that designs exhibits and programs for museums and other cultural institutions. An industry veteran with more than 18 years of experience, she lives in New York City.

Review:

"An excellent picture of the diverse jobs available in today's American museums." (Kym S. Rice, Director, George Washington University Museum Studies Program )

About this edition

• Publisher: Allworth
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1581154984
• ISBN 13: 9781581154986
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224