Stop reading and network, network, network.   Make a list of everyone you
know who works in a position in a museum or arts organization anywhere.
Talk to them.  They know other people.  Talk to them.  It's really 6
degrees!  Interested in registration?  Are you a member of AAM or the
Registrar's Committee?  Become one.  Be persistent.   Registration is a
profession.  Have you taken workshops?  Take some.  Are you current on the
many changes and issues in museology today?  If not, get up to speed.
You'll need to do quite a bit of work looking for museum work.  Good luck!
Cheers, Geri Thomas, President, Thomas & Associates, Inc.,
www.artstaffing.com



----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Lyons <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: Advice on entering museum career


> >I hope someone can offer me advice!  I earned a BA in art history in
1992.
> >I have since taken jobs as unrelated as retail, medical office
> >administration, sales, and even massage therapy.  I have always wanted to
> >pursue a museum career but I've never taken the opportunity to work on a
> >volunteer/internship basis because of financial hardships.  I spend a
good
> >deal of my free time reading about museums and this field.  I am
> >particularly interested in a registrarial postion. I realize the road
will
> >be a long one.  Is this something I should pursue considering I earned my
> >first degree so many years ago?  If I am willing to do volunteer work,
etc.
> >and eventually go back to earn a MA does this pursuit seem feasible?
> >
> >=========================================================
>
> May 25, 2001
>
> Dear Harolyn,
>
> If working in a museum is something you really, really want to do,
> then you should make every effort to do it.  Otherwise you will go
> through life saying, "what if...".
>
> -Jim
>
> --
> -Jim Lyons
>
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