Does anybody else besides me find it ironic that the entry-level jobs
are so competitive when at any one time these days there are about 100
museum directorships vacant and looking for applicants?  Guess when
people do fight their way in and up to the top they find it's not as
great as it seemed, and hop from job to job finding the "ideal" one.

Maybe instead of grousing about how hard it is to find an entry-level
job, we should focus on keeping the good people we have and grooming
them for the top spots--and making the top spots worth holding.  Maybe
only then can the museum field move forward.


Julia Moore
Director of Exhibitions and Artist Services
Indianapolis Art Center