Last call for Museum Hack Boot Camp applications. Feb 22 – 24 in Washington DC. Apply here. Question: Should you volunteer to further your museum career? Check out this post on unpaid work and share your thoughts in the comments. Here are the 24 new jobs posted on Museum.Jobs this week! Executive Director – Cortland, NY Collection
My name is… Michael Banks The name of my museum is… Griffith University My job title is… Curator – Griffith Archive What’s your day to day like? What are your main responsibilities? My main responsibility is to tell the Griffith Story. Which essentially means preserving and sharing the history of my organization – Griffith University. I
My name is… Gary Moeller The name of my museum is… National Bottle Museum My job title is… Director/Collection Mgr. What’s your day to day like? What are your main responsibilities? Mostly administrative. Doing the paperwork to add pieces to the museum’s permanent collection, numbering the pieces, adding them to the database. Also attempting to raise
My name is… Lisa Monteiro The name of my museum is… Central Sierra Historical Society & Museum My job title is… Executive Director What’s your day to day like? What are your main responsibilities? My day to day consists of supervising all aspects of the museum. As a small institution, we have 7 employees, every day
My name is… Scott S. Lawski The name of my museum is… Wexner Center for the Arts My job title is… Membership Coordinator What’s your day to day like? What are your main responsibilities? Lots and lots of meetings, data analysis and patron interaction (along with copious amounts of coffee consumption). I manage our General Members and
Here at Museum Hack, we believe museums are f***ing awesome. Every month, we hear awesome stories from our museum network about new exhibits, acquisitions, events and more. Please enjoy this monthly roundup of some of the most awesome museum news happening around the globe.
Here’s just a tiny portion of what today’s bad*ss bitch was adept at: arithmetic, history, the constellations, household management, embroidery, needlepoint, sewing, spinning, weaving, conversation, dancing, backgammon, checkers, chess, playing the harp, singing, music, literature, riding, hawking, and hunting!1 Impressed yet? Eleanor of Aquitaine was not only a boss at all of the above-listed skills,
Searching for your next great hire? Look no further than your local museum. Most museums are fast-paced, customer-facing, community-focused institutions that cultivate valuable skills for almost any industry. So whether you’re an employer looking for new staff, or a museum worker in the market for a new job, it’s time to recognize all awesome transferable
Forget the flying cars, the robots that will do your laundry, and the moving sidewalks in every major metropolitan area. The real innovation of the future is remote work, and we’re here to dispel a few common myths about this approach to business. Now, when you heard the term “remote work,” there’s a good chance
Curatorial, Events, Programs, Education, Conservation, Sponsorship, Visitor Services…museums all over the world have diverse collections and diverse organizational structures. In some museums, one person may be what three people are in another museum and some museums may not have any staff. Instead, they’re entirely volunteer run. Whilst the staff composition may vary between museums, the goal of
