Have you or the museum considered looking into any grant funding that might
be available to cover such a position?

Ellen

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 11:45 PM, James Schulte <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Good luck trying to convince them. With the economy the way it is many
> governmental services are shutting down, shortening hours, or trying to
> privatize their museums. Convincing them in a tight economy might get you,
> "it's nice to see you enjoy volunteering" Volunteers are free man hours and
> no slash in budget except for GOF, so if it has been successful they aren't
> going to change their style of thinking at all. I do wish you the best of
> luck however.
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf
> Of Andrea L
> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 12:56 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Approaching City/Board about hiring a curator for the local museum
>
> Greetings all,
>
> I have just moved to a new town last week and seeking employment at the
> local museum (I am educated and experienced in museum management). After
> speaking with the staff I learned that the museum is 100% volunteer run and
> does not have a curator or paid museum professional.
>
> As the museum could use the hand of a knowledgeable and skilled museum
> worker I am thinking of approaching the Board and Town informing them of my
> capabilities and what I can do for their community. The museum could
> certainly use some smaller updates: fresh displays, typed labels, lightly
> cleaned artifacts; as well as some larger projects, such as transferring
> the
> catalog to an electronic database.
>
> I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions or has done anything like this
> before and how they went about it? How can I convince the Town that an
> investment in myself and the museum is worthwhile?
>
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