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The Care and Keeping of Museum Professionals
This book takes you behind the scenes, not into the museum collections but instead into the diverse experiences of the professionals doing the work. Hear from people across the field as they share their insights and reflections and offer specific strategies for individuals, institutions, and the field as a whole.
CONTENTS
Hierarchy of Staff Needs- Sarah Erdman
Internship Mottos to Live By- Emily Turner
Emerging Museum Professionals- Michael Madeja
Midcareer Professionals- Sarah Erdman
Demystifying Museum Consultants- Claudia Ocello
Working Part-Time . . . Full-Time- Libby Jones
Frontline Staff- Jesse r Lentz
Small and Rural Museums- Alli Hartley-Kong
Speaking Up- Jen Oleniczak Brown
Self-Care, Contentment, and Museum Work- Seema Rao
Managing Museum Staff from the Back of the Pack- Michelle Mileham
#ITweetMuseums- Mark B. Schlemmer
Museum Boards- Carol Tang
Real Talk: It’s Not Just about Diversity, It’s about Inclusion- Dina Bailey
Being the Role Model We Needed when We Were Younger- Alison Kennedy and Rayna Mathis
Decoded: Unveiling Professionalism in Museums- Janeen Bryant and Ryan Hill
Museum Mama- Sarah Erdman
The Joy in Our Work- Marieke Van Damme
Why Great People Are Leaving Museum- Dawn E. Salerno, Marieke Van Damme, Claudia Ocello, and Sarah Erdman
Join ongoing discussions about topics such as the role of internships in museum work, what makes people leave the field, and what the phrase “diversity” really represents. Explore what it means to be at various stages of a museum career and learn strategies to help you get where you want to go.
Part “self help” book and part “group memoir,” the authentic voices of each author bring new perspectives and resources to each topic. Whether you read from start to finish, pick the chapters that speak to you personally or use this as an opportunity to explore new viewpoints, this book gives you plenty to explore.
CONTENTS
Hierarchy of Staff Needs- Sarah Erdman
Internship Mottos to Live By- Emily Turner
Emerging Museum Professionals- Michael Madeja
Midcareer Professionals- Sarah Erdman
Demystifying Museum Consultants- Claudia Ocello
Working Part-Time . . . Full-Time- Libby Jones
Frontline Staff- Jesse r Lentz
Small and Rural Museums- Alli Hartley-Kong
Speaking Up- Jen Oleniczak Brown
Self-Care, Contentment, and Museum Work- Seema Rao
Managing Museum Staff from the Back of the Pack- Michelle Mileham
#ITweetMuseums- Mark B. Schlemmer
Museum Boards- Carol Tang
Real Talk: It’s Not Just about Diversity, It’s about Inclusion- Dina Bailey
Being the Role Model We Needed when We Were Younger- Alison Kennedy and Rayna Mathis
Decoded: Unveiling Professionalism in Museums- Janeen Bryant and Ryan Hill
Museum Mama- Sarah Erdman
The Joy in Our Work- Marieke Van Damme
Why Great People Are Leaving Museum- Dawn E. Salerno, Marieke Van Damme, Claudia Ocello, and Sarah Erdman
Join ongoing discussions about topics such as the role of internships in museum work, what makes people leave the field, and what the phrase “diversity” really represents. Explore what it means to be at various stages of a museum career and learn strategies to help you get where you want to go.
Part “self help” book and part “group memoir,” the authentic voices of each author bring new perspectives and resources to each topic. Whether you read from start to finish, pick the chapters that speak to you personally or use this as an opportunity to explore new viewpoints, this book gives you plenty to explore.
188 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 16, 2019
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June 5, 2020
Not much new here
As a museum professional, I was interested to see if this book would offer new insights on the work that I love. Though I came away with some new perspectives provided by museum workers from marginalized communities, most of the contributions here were the same as those I've heard at conferences or around the lunch table in the breakroom.
As a museum professional, I was interested to see if this book would offer new insights on the work that I love. Though I came away with some new perspectives provided by museum workers from marginalized communities, most of the contributions here were the same as those I've heard at conferences or around the lunch table in the breakroom.
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