Opportunities in Museum Careers (Opportunities Inseries) [Hardcover]

Blythe Camenson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1996 | Series: Opportunities Inseries

Exhibit Your Talents with a Great Career in the World of Museums

Get started in a career that has a future and is financially rewarding. Opportunities in Museum Careers provides you with a complete overview of the job possibilities, salary figures, and experience required to find a job at a museum.

This career-boosting book will help you:

• Determine the specialty that's right for you, from collections to fundraising to administration
• Acquire in-depth knowledge of the museum world
• Find out what kind of salary you can expect
• Understand the daily routine of your chosen field
• Focus your job search using industry resources

Enjoy a great career as a:
curator * marketing director * exhibit designer * researcher * archivist * public relations coordinator

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 147 pages
• Publisher: Vgm Career Horizons (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844245933
• ISBN-13: 978-0844245935
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,859,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Guide, July 16, 2004

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This review is from: Opportunities in Museums Careers (Paperback)

This book lends to easy reading and can be finished quite quickly. The world of information it includes is priceless. The book includes titles of must have museum career guides and addresses on how to obtain them. The personal stories from the professionals were a great way to learn more about daily job activities, pitfalls, and salaries. I just wish the personal stories would have been more varied so to included entry level positions and specializations. I also wish the author would have gone deeper into the future outlook of museum careers. This book is a must have for those interested in museum careers

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Handy, June 20, 2010

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This review is from: Opportunities in Museum Careers (Opportunities In...Series) (Paperback)

I was a history major, wanting to go into the museum studies field. This book lists many different types of jobs and responsibilities in the museum world. Anyone with a history degree or art degree could use this book. Unfortunately it's very hard to get into the business without at least a master's degree. Plus museums are not wealthy, except for maybe the Smithsonian, and people who have those jobs never seem to retire. Plus, museums can get all the help they need with volunteers so rarely hire anyone.