2010 OMA Museum Careers Presentation

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IS A MUSEUM CAREER RIGHT FOR YOU? A PRESENTATION OF THE OHIO MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION www.ohiomuseums.org

Transcript of 2010 OMA Museum Careers Presentation

IS A MUSEUM CAREER

RIGHT FOR YOU?A PRESENTATION OF THE OHIO MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION

www.ohiomuseums.org

Is there a museum job in your future?

Are you: Passionate about art,

education, history, or conservation?

Drawn to nonprofits and their missions?

Interested in working in the hospitality, tourism, or leisure industries?

(Photo by Caitlin E. Curran / Boston.com staff)

No shortage of choices…

There’s greater diversity among museums than you might think…Art MuseumsArboretums & Nature CentersCultural Museums & General MuseumsHistory Museums & Historic SitesLibraries & ArchivesScience & Natural History MuseumsSpecialized & Concept MuseumsZoos & Aquariums

24 OMA Art Museums

Akron Art MuseumAkron Art Museum Artists Archives of the Western ReserveBowling Green State University Fine Arts GalleriesButler Institute of American Art Canton Museum of Art Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati Arts Association Cleveland Artists FoundationCleveland Museum of Art Columbus Museum of Art Cowan Pottery Museum Dayton Art Institute Decorative Arts Center of Ohio French Art Colony Kennedy Museum of ArtMcDonough Museum of Art Miami University Art Museum Ohio University Art Gallery Schumacher Gallery Springfield Museum of Art Taft Museum of Art Toledo Museum of Art Walter E. Terhune Gallery Zanesville Museum of Art

Five OMA Arboretums & Nature Centers

Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, Lancaster Aullwood Audubon

Center and Farm, Dayton

Aullwood Audubon Center

& Farm Cleveland

Botanical GardenCuyahoga Valley

National Park Dawes

Arboretum Holden

Arboretum

Six OMA Cultural & General Museums

Akron Art MuseumCincinnati Museum Center

Cincinnati Museum Center Mansfield Memorial MuseumMassillon Museum Southern Ohio Museum & Cultural Center Troy-Hayner Cultural Center William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum

61 OMA History Museums & Historic Sites

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Six OMA Science & Natural History Museums

Akron Art Museum

Boonshoft Museum of Discovery Cleveland Museum of Natural History COSIGreat Lakes Science Center Hopewell Culture Nat’l Historical Park Orton Geological Museum

COSI

17 OMA Specialized Museums

Ashtabula Marine Museum Central Mutual Insurance Co. Fire

Museum Central Ohio Fire Museum

Degenhart Paperweight & Glass Museum

Intermuseum Conservation Association

International Women's Air & Space Museum

Maritime Museum of Sandusky Medina Toy & Train Museum

Merry-Go-Round Museum Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum

Motts Military Museum, Inc. National Heisey Glass Museum National Museum of the USAF

Pro Football Hall of Fame Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and

Museum Steamship William G. Mather

Museum Ukrainian Museum-Archives, Inc.

Pro Football Hall of Fame

Two OMA Zoos

Akron Zoological Park Columbus Zoo

Akron Zoological Park

Thousands more museums around the world…

Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, Lancaster

Akron Art MuseumCanadian Museum of Civilization, Hull

National Museum of Anthropology and History,

Mexico City

British Museum, London

Museum Careers: Where to start?

About half of museum professionals have worked outside traditional museum settings, often including:

• Nonprofit Management• Education• Hospitality & Tourism Industries

Source: Emerging Museum Professional Toolkit (2009 PowerPoint Presentation) by Sarah Stilgenbauer & Jennifer Souers Chevraux

Museum Careers: A-C

Akron Art Museum Accounting & FinanceAdministrationAdministrative AssistantsArchivistsArchitectsBusiness-to-Museum Services ConservatorsConsultantsCommunity Relationship ManagersCurators

Conservators care for and preserve objects of

historic and cultural value.

Museum Careers: D-I

Akron Art Museum Development & Membership Coordinators

EducatorsEvaluation SpecialistsEvents & Rental Planning &

ManagementFood Services Exhibition DesignersFacility/Physical Plant ManagementHistorians & Historic InterpretersInformation Technologists

Exhibition designers often work for directly for museums, or with

for-profit firms that contract with museums.

Museum Careers: M-Z

Marketing Museum Store & Retail SalesPublic RelationsRegistrars & Collection ManagersScientific Specialists

(Archeologists, Paleontologists, Zoologists, etc.) SecurityVisitor ServicesVolunteer CoordinatorsWebsite Developers

Museum marketing can be more subtle than this – but the

goal’s still the same.

How much will I earn?

“No one works in a museum to get rich. There will be several hundred people a day going through the museum who are rich. You will not be one of them.”

Greg AukermanMuseum News March/April 2007

Seriously…how much will I earn?

It really depends on location, years of experience, position, and other factors. You may earn more in larger museums in larger cities (you’ll also have a higher cost of living).

The directors of the largest museums may earn over $1,000,000 a year, but most salaries are (much) more down-to-earth:

Archivists: $36,470 (source: collegegrad.com)

Technicians & Conservators: $38,060 (source: studentsreview.com)

Educators: $44,413 (source: salarywizard.com)

Curators: $46,717 (source: payscale.com)

“The New (Museum) Math”

Graduate School + Intern & Volunteer Experiences + OMA

Professional Development + Lots of Networking

= Your first museum job!

Source: Emerging Museum Professional Toolkit (2009 PowerPoint Presentation) by Sarah Stilgenbauer

& Jennifer Souers Chevraux

Getting your foot in the door

Become a museum intern Become a museum volunteer Become a part-time or seasonal museum

staff member while you’re still in school Earn a degree in Museum Studies or a

related field Update your resume continuously Have business cards printed and keep

them on you!

Regional museum studies programs

Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, Ohio

University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio Walsh University - North Canton, Ohio Central Michigan University - Mt. Pleasant University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Michigan State University - East Lansing Murray State University – Murray (KY)

Get an internship…now!

Akron Art Museum If your museum of choice doesn’t offer internships, create an opportunity for yourself!

Call and offer your knowledge and expertise for FREE. Offer to take the director or curator to lunch – you’ll be amazed at the response!

And most importantly…JOIN OMA!

$25 student rate Annual

conference Professional

development workshops

Networking opportunities

Friends to be made!

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