Crystal, if you love museums and you have financial skills, look into
development, marketing, and the business office. There are very few
institutions that are not desperate for good business people. Once you are
there, take the odd course, go to conferences, write articles for the museum
magazine, check it all out.
Alternatively, stay put, earn lots of money, join volunteer groups, and set
your sights on a seat on the board of trustees!
Ellen B. Cutler
LNB Associates: writing, editing, proofreading, research services
Aberdeen, MD 21001
----- Original Message -----
From: Crystal Baranowski <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 2:18 PM
Subject: Career Change to Museum Work
> I have greatly enjoyed the conversations and advice given to those
> finishing their degrees and taking their first steps into employment. I
> was wondering what advice you would give to someone wanting to make a
> career change into the museum field - particularly if they were not in a
> position to get an advanced degree, have no previous museum experience
> (other than as a member/ visitor with a strong love of museums), but do
> have a solid business/ finance background. Starting at entry level (or
> sub-entry level if there is such a thing) is understood to be a given, but
> what skills/ strengths from the for-profit world would a museum be most
> interested in?
>
> Thank you in advance for your help and I would be more than happy to
> provide greater career/ experience details off-list.
>
> Crystal L. Baranowski
> American General Finance
>
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