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> Are there actual museums that do this (see below)?  It's my experience that
> budgets are so tight that most museums have a hard time coming up with
> funding for their own professionals to attend conferences in the name of
> continuing education.
 
I don't know any where it is a policy (as in the corporate world) but,
yes, I know several at NYU who are being helped by their institutions
and no I'm not going to name them (but I'm not one of them). Working
in a museum may also help you get grants.
 
I do have a feeling, though, that at some museums it is better to
get yourself into the pay track, even at a low salary, than to
volunteer.
 
Robbin Murphy
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