Museums: Place To Work

Zusatztext 'This is a useful addition to the library for anyone who is dealing with enquirers considering a career in the field and it also provides some food for thought for any mid-career professional wishing to consider current trends.' - Tak tent! Scottish Museums Council Newsletter Informationen zum Autor Jane R. Glaser, Artemis A. Zenetou Klappentext Surveying over thirty different positions in the museum profession, this is the essential guide for anyone considering entering the field, or a career change within it. From exhibition designer to shop manager, this comprehensive survey views the latest trends in museum work and the broad-ranging technological advances that have been made. For any professional in the field, this is a crucially useful book for how to prepare, look for and find jobs in the museum profession. Zusammenfassung From from exhibition designer to shop manager, this comprehensive book surveys over thirty different positions in the museum profession. This is the essential guide on how to prepare, look for and find jobs in the museum profession. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: The museum world, its works and wonders; 1: So you want to work in a museum. … Why?; 2: Museums – yesterday and today; Part II: Principles and standards of museums; 3: Museum ethics; Reprint of Code of Ethics for Museums; 4: Governance; 5: Legal concerns; Part III: What museum workers do – theory and practice; 6: Museum professional positions; 7: Volunteer–staff relations; Part IV: Museum careers – where to start; 8: Training and preparation; 9: Where the jobs are – or are not; Part V: Global perspectives; 10: Museums around the world; Part VI: Views on the future in museums; 11: Museums – today and tomorrow

Product details

• Assisted by: Jane R Glaser (Editor), Jane R. Glaser (Editor), Glaser Jane R. (Editor), Artemis a Zenetou (Editor), Artemis A. Zenetou (Editor), Zenetou Artemis A. (Editor)
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.1995
• EAN: 9780415127240
• ISBN: 978-0-415-12724-0
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 250 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Museum Administration & Museology, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc