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From: Museum
discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Claudia J. Nicholson
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 9:07
AM
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Subject: One can get a job
but it can be an awfully long haul.
For those of you old-timers on the list, you may recall that I lost my job at
the Minnesota Historical Society in April of 2002, during the first of what has
been ongoing budget crises. For nearly 3 years, I’ve been looking
for museum work limited by geography and at last, I have scored a position.
While I have waited what seems like an
enormously long time to secure this position, it is an excellent fit for
me: what I was looking for, close to home, decent salary, and a congenial
and smart bunch of people to work with. I could ask for nothing more.
During my museum “hiatus” I
worked as a supermarket cashier (we still had to eat), and I can tell you that
I no longer believe museums (many) reach all of the public. Although I
have not yet figured out what we would need to do to reach a public that is
unacquainted with the word “curator” and doesn’t know or
value history (at least, in my world of history museums), I hope to have that
kind of epiphany soon. Certainly my interim work will inform my new work
in ways I don’t yet understand.
To those of you who offered me support and
advice, I thank you. And to the rest of you, especially the currently
unemployed, I can offer you some hope that there are still jobs out
there. You just need to be very patient and persistent.
So, now, who is gong to AAM? I would
love to meet some of you over drinks one evening.
Best wishes to all,
Claudia
Claudia J. Nicholson
Executive Director
North
Star Museum
of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting
651-739-8857
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www.nssm.org
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