Tess: Your prof. is all gloom and doom. Without being a cockeyed optimist, there are opportunities for you if you are patient before you get your masters degree. You can: volunteer (no pay), get an internship (some pay, some don't), or try for an entry level job such as clerk-typist, museum aide, or assistant to the assistant in some area of museum work...even be a guard or a gardener. Just get IN, and ask questions, observe all parts of the museum, and work above and beyond your job description! It happens all the time. An internship can be a great learning experience for you, and I think you are wise to try working before you get your masters. You will be more aware of the direction you may want to go.