And, if the focus is non-European "art", a number of anthropology courses would be in order. Thomas Kavanagh Curator of Collections Mathers Museum of World Culture Indiana University On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Chris Godbold wrote: > Jen, here are a few ideas: > > As has been previously mentioned, a degree in art history would be a good > idea. If you are interested in publicity, pr, marketing, etc. you could try > to get some sort of business degree with a minor in art history or museum > science. You could also try a museum studies program. There are several good > programs and all should include museum administration and exhibition. I can > only say that I agree that there is not necessarily a single right answer > when it comes to which educational track to pursue. Regardless of which one > you choose, try to get as much good museum experience as possible. That's > how you rise to the top of job applicant pools. > > You might also check the archives of this list. This sort of topic has come > up before, so responses to those queries may be helpful. > You can also find lists of museum science/studies programs on > globalmuseum.org, museum-employment.com, Indigo's web site (I think), etc. > You might be able to find one in your area. You could look into enrolling in > that program or ask them some of your questions. > > You could also try meeting with the curator or director from a local art > museum to ask their thoughts about how to proceed. > > Hope some of this is helpful to you. > Cheers, > Chris Godbold > Assistant Curator > Heritage Farmstead Museum > Plano, TX > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.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). > > > ========================================================= 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).