Weekends are made for sticking your foot in the door, which is one way I got started and paid (very little) when I forst got out of undergraduate school. Its a commitment of time for sure but looks dedicated and industrious on a resume, even if you are sitting the reception desk at
a small local museum. YOu can ask for more tasks and read their copies of Adviso and other periodicals with job listings! Good Luck.

Lisa Troy wrote:

> Dear List Members,
>
> For the past two years I have been trying to land a job in a museum
> education department.  I completed my MA in Art History in 1999 and
> currently work as an art cataloger in a university slide collection.  My
> question, for any and all interested, is how do I break into the field?
> Because I work full-time I cannot intern at a local museum, although in the
> past I have interned at museums and galleries.  To keep my educational
> experience growing I work as an adjunct professor at a local community
> college in the evenings.  I thought this experience would help my quest, but
> it seems to have done the opposite!  I apply for entry-level work as an
> educator and my resumes receive no replies.  I apply for mid-level work to
> the same end.  Does anyone have any insight?  Do I need another degree?  How
> do I gain the experience required?  Thanks in advance.  Please reply to me
> off list.
>
> Sincerely,
> LT
>
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