I really enjoy coming up with new activities for children. I like to help children look closely at objects in museums to help them understand why things are arranged in...[full comment]
It's important to get work in a museum trying different positions. There are lots of internships/volunteer work that can give you a sense of the job as well as working...[full comment]
"I really enjoy coming up with new activities for children. I like to help children look closely at objects in museums to help them understand why things are arranged in a museum the way they are. This helps people see museums as telling interesting stories and the same can be applied to activities for kids and families who aren't with a group. We also get to teach things like cooking and dance from different periods which is a lot of fun. The worst part is that since it's a small museum so there's always too much to do."
School : BA in History, Vassar College
"It's important to get work in a museum trying different positions. There are lots of internships/volunteer work that can give you a sense of the job as well as working at a museum as a guide or docent. There are many jobs in the museum world and they all require different skills, but are also pretty specific to museums. What that means is certain departments like development may accept similar experience in other non-profits that would translate well, but curatorial work, for example, is hard to get experience for in other businesses."
School : BA in History, Vassar College
