Greetings all,

I have just moved to a new town last week and seeking employment at the local museum (I am educated and experienced in museum management). After speaking with the staff I learned that the museum is 100% volunteer run and does not have a curator or paid museum professional.

As the museum could use the hand of a knowledgeable and skilled museum worker I am thinking of approaching the Board and Town informing them of my capabilities and what I can do for their community. The museum could certainly use some smaller updates: fresh displays, typed labels, lightly cleaned artifacts; as well as some larger projects, such as transferring the catalog to an electronic database.

I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions or has done anything like this before and how they went about it? How can I convince the Town that an investment in myself and the museum is worthwhile?

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