In response to what Dave Wells wrote:

The MA in Museum Science program at Texas Tech University does address most if
not all of the issues you brought up.  Of course conservation is more of a
specialized field and therefore most ppl must go on to another program in
their specialized concentration.

Classes at TTU focuse on collections management, adminstration, preventive
conservation, exhibit design and how if affects the audience (including some
aspects of museum education), etc.

Work experience in the museum itself allows one to go more in depth in
whichever topic(s) they choose as well.

Labs in classes allow one to experience computer aided drafting to use w/
exhibit design, how to use a "publisher" program to make publications (such as
brochures), registrarial work (condition reporting, etc), how to use limited
supplies as best you can (box making), housing and re-packing, Integrated pest
management skills, etc.  Practicums and research hours allow one to
investigate a variety of hands-on experience as well.

The combination of how one learns what one wants to learn and do besides the
basics is endless.  It's up to the student to decide what they want out of the
program and to make sure they achieve that .

Ginger M. Young