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I agree with Claudia and, having given a few graduate seminars at University
of Montreal's graduate program in Museology, I would go even further: a
museum professional without some sort of solid academic background (at least
undergraduate) in another discipline (be it history, art history or biology)
is rather useless in a museum on a day-to-day basis. You've got to be
competent in a given field before you can work in an institution that is
interested in that field.
Hervé Gagnon
Director-Curator
Colby-Curtis Museum
Stanstead (Québec)
Canada
Nicholson, Claudia a écrit:
> To the person who was seeking information on an undergraduate degree in
> museum studies: reconsider. The value of an undergraduate degree in
> "something" is that you learn how to learn about a specific subject.
> You gain a background of knowledge that will serve you (most likely at
> surprising times) over and over again in your career. Museum Studies is
> a broad area, and you learn about dozens of things. But in such
> programs you rarely spend a lot of time learning just one thing. The
> undergraduate degree in a subject area allows you to do that before you
> learn "museum stuff."
>
> The others who have advised you about internships and such are right.
> You can get museum experience without being in a structured program.
> And, most museum graduate programs won't look at you without some sort
> of museum experience.
>
> Great field to be in, but there are many ways to get there.
>
> Claudia
> Curator
> Museum Collections Department
> Minnesota Historical Society
> 345 Kellogg Blvd. W.
> St. Paul, MN 55102-1906
> Tel.: 612/297-7442
> FAX: 612/297-2967
> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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