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I don't know, off the top of my head, any museum people who are
lawyers by training except for Ashton Hawkins, who's the
Metropolitan Museums' Executive VP and Counsel to the Board.
Actually, I just assume he's lawyer because of his title.
NYU has a good museum training program and, of course, a good law
school. Columbia's law school is another good'un, and I know that
they used to have an active arts administration program, I'm not
sure how it is now, or even if it is now.
Assuming you're willing to make the investment in time for
relatively little financial reward, I personally think that it is
a marketable combination. But, after yr three years in law
school, I wouldn't expect to get offered a really senior
position, even with museum administration coursework. You'd
probably still have to pay some dues (unless you have extensive
work experience in museums or other nfp's like universities).
What kind of position do you envision? Usually the administrative
functions of museums are managed by financial/administrative
types, with MBA-style degrees. Lawyer work is almost always
contracted out. Director/President/CEO types in museums almost
always have one of three backgrounds: curatorial or fundraising
or long track records of museum administration though some also
come from academic administration.
Good luck.
Eric Siegel
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