Sara, you will work far harder getting your first job in museums then you will work in all your years in the museum world. Think of it as a test. If you really want this you will keep trying until you succeed and you will be wonderful at what you do…
I can sympathize. I was out there trying to break into the museum world in the 1970's, a time in which the economy was terrible. The Arts are the first to suffer. An internship is a great idea. You can also try volunteering. That was the way I got i…
Only one woman, my wife, who took the picture. That mural was painted several years ago on the side of a building. The building recently burned, so now they're trying to save the wall. The girl in the flatbed Ford is behind me.
For 25 years I was director of a small museum near Baltimore, Maryland and the resident archaeologist. Now I'm retired and I enjoy doing whatever I want. No more Boards of Directors! Yeah! :)