You stated that "For those of you struggling to get a foot in the door, I'd recommend checking into firms that do museum contract work." Could you please tell me, preferably by e-mail, what firms, or give me some leads on how to find these firms. Thank you. ----- Original Message ----- From: P. Cegielski <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 2:00 AM Subject: Re: Masters/PhD issue > Ok, I'll bite, where can one find a list of museum consulting firms? They don't > seem to stand out in web searches and I was wondering if there is a list > somewhere? > > Thank you, > P > > > Knowing I wanted to end up as a curator, I opted for a PhD. Honestly it has > shut more > doors than it has opened. It's knocked me out of virutally all entry-level > positions. I > have been told straight out they were afraid I would become bored quickly or > would find it > frustating to work under someone with a BA or MA. > > > > On the other hand, it has got me interviews at major institutions where they > admitted > shelving MA resumes automatically- they were only interested in a PhD. Since I > went > straight through school, doing volunteer and part time work for museums instead > of full > time, my experiece didn't have the years of upper level management they wanted > from a PhD. > Where I ended up, a museum exhibits and consulting firm, > > has given me the diverse museum experience I need, and will, I think, get me > to the place > I want to be when I'm ready to move on in a few more years. > > > > For those of you struggling to get a foot in the door, I'd recommend checking > into firms > that do museum contract work. You get to work with many big and small museums > doing all > kinds of projects, and will not only learn a lot, but make a lot of contacts at > scattered > museums which will come in useful down the road. > > > > Beth P.'s advice was right on the money: "work at a smaller museum while you > obtain your > PhD. Then, you will have both the degree and the experience required." > > Bryan > > > > ========================================================= > > Important Subscriber Information: > > > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ > . You may > obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line > e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" > (without the quotes). > > > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff > Museum-L" > (without the quotes). > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. > http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).