When I was at the Valentine Museum in Richmond, Virginia our then Director
always said that since a museum's mission as a whole is education. Our
department geared toward providing seasonal and mission-driven programs for
our visitors was called Public Programs.  At the time we had a Director of
Public Programs and Assistant Director of Public Programs.  I always
thought it sounded kind of spiffy myself, and on par with a Curator and
Assistant Curator.  As for salaries, however, he also used to say "Working
at the Valentine is not just a job, it's a calling." I believe we had a
recent discussion on list related to that particular topic.

>Colin Macgregor Stevens wrote:
>
>>>>Likewise, the term "Curator" is being much distorted and abused these
>days. A Curator cares for the collections. Why have jobs called "Curator of
>Education" etc.? "Education Officer" of "Programmer" for example will
>suffice and are clear for the public."<<<

Shirley Kathryn Woods <><
Associate University Registrar
The University of the South
Sewanee, TN  37383
TEL 931-598-1731
FAX 931-598-1894

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