Subject: RE: What do you do for work/career?I have a BA in Art and a BA in Journalism, and an MLitt (MA ) in Decorative Arts and Design History. I'm unemployed right now, as I unfortunately got out of graduate school in a really really bleak period for museums. I'm doing some "interning" and volunteering a number of museums, doing mostly museum collections management, also known as being a registrar. Museum registrars assist curators and other staff with selecting works for exhibition, arranging for conservation, monitoring environmental factors in storage, arranging loans, receiving loans, arranging deaccessions and acquisitions, and overseeing couriers. Basically, I make sure your Monet or your 15th century stained glass window is where it's meant to be, that it's cleaned regularly, that it's handled properly, and that if it's sold, it goes with all its paperwork in order. |