I would like to know what book you were quoting from. It is quite
misleading. Although there are financial constraints for museums
in the 90's, there are still entry level jobs if you carefully
plan your job search...so much depends on what, where, how, when,
and why you are looking. The situation may be similar to the one
you mention in theater...new, young, and inexperienced staff are
less expensive...particularly for the samll and medium size museums.
You will find, however, that museum people STAY in the field...there is
a commitment, and that is one reason there are fewer jobs. There is
less turnover...and the museum job market is not a huge one.
 
I am the one finishing the book on PLANNING MUSEUM CAREERS, and it will
be published by Routledge Press shortly after the first of the year(1995).
Sorry its not available for you now.
 
There are graduate programs in textiles...I know of one in Raleigh,
North Carolina..North Carolina State U. There is one in Mass.also.
Get a Univ. directory..or ask at your library. If that is the
specialization you want, and you want to use it in a museum, try to
find a program that you may take some electives in museum studies,
some programs give a certificate in museum studies with your degree
in another discipline such as textiles and costume history. Your marketing
degree should come in handy in a museum too.  Some people DO get two
masters degrees, and others get a doctorate in the discipline...still
taking courses in museum studies. Do try for an internship in a museum.
Its an excellent learning experience to become familiar with what museums
are all about.  There is more and more literature about museums, and
you can inquire of the Museum Reference Center at the Smithsonian...
A & I Bldg. Room 2235, D.C. 20560, Valerie Wheat, Librarian. There is
a dearth, however, about museum careers...that's why I have written
my book! MUSEUM STUDIES INTERNATIONAL lists museum studies programs.
 
The U. of Maryland is another school with a textile graduate program.
 
Please write to me if I may be of further assistance. A & I Bldg. 1410,
Smithsonian Institution, Wash. D.C. 20560.  Good Luck!