>  Many of the museum
> studies gradates I know are either under-employed or not even in the field,
> or are working in very low-pay jobs, really supported by their spouses.
>  That's the facts. 

You're so right, Joyce.  And while it's appropriate to be encouraging to young grads entering the field, one wonders if they have been given any sense of how difficult it is going to be financially.  I'm appalled at the salaries I see offered for leadership positions in museums requiring years of experience, advanced degrees, fundraising and business acumen, and $35K a year.  Every museum studies program ought to have a heads-up reality class freshman year -- not to extinguish students' enthusiasm, but to give them real information about making sound decisions for their future.

Stephen Nowlin
Vice President, Director,
Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery
Art Center College of Design

http://www.xrl.us/stephennowlin

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