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Museums, Galleries & Heritage Careers Museums, Galleries & Heritage Careers The heritage sector covers museums, science centres, heritage Produced with the support of the organisations, buildings, archaeology, archives and conservation. Find Museums Association. Last updated March 2021 out what your options are, how to get your foot in the door and where to look for vacancies. Opportunities in the sector Job roles: Information/library/archives – Curation – overall responsibility for a record and facilitate use of collection of artefacts or works of art. materials by the institution’s clients They acquire, research, display and Digital – engaging audiences and write about objects making collections and stories Collections – managing objects, accessible online preserving documentation, Volunteer management – cataloguing, storage, preventative organising volunteers and ensuring care, lighting, digital recording a positive experience Conservation – making sure things Partnerships - securing Types of employment: are stable, safe and in good condition sponsorships and partnerships with There is no one path into a museums or before being displayed or leant. Often a wide range of brands and heritage career. Lots of people start out in specialise in a type of object e.g. companies to support the the sector through volunteering, and some paintings or furniture organisations work continue to develop their skills and Learning – education, outreach, Science communication – making networks by volunteering even when they community events. Preparation and scientific content understandable are employed. The heritage sector has delivery of programmes, events and and accessible become increasingly dependent on resources for schools and other Research - conducting research in volunteers to maintain services, and visitors scientific, cultural, historical, or volunteers become very professional and Exhibitions – organising specific artistic fields for use in projects skilled. Volunteering provides opportunities to display particular possibilities for you to gain experience objects. Focused on project Commercial - selecting art/objects while still at university and build management, relationship building, to both enhance the essential networks. partnership working. Works alongside gallery/museum's reputation and the curator bring in money You might find work on a freelance basis Visitor operations – or visitor Development - fundraising or on a fixed term contract and, if you can manage the uncertainty of this kind of services, engaging with audiences and visitors, front of house, shop, events, Plus, enabling roles that are found in employment, these kinds of positions can lots of other industries too: be a route to a permanent full time café, duty/museum manager International position. Consultancy Heritage careers often start out very broad Policy & advocacy and then become more focused and Marketing specialised, but equally you might go the HR other way and begin in a very niche role. Facilities and estate management The kinds of skills you need in this sector Information communication can be developed in lots of other sectors, Technology so moving from, for example, a project Finance management or events role in another Management / leadership industry to a similar role in a museum isn’t unusual. So don’t be disheartened if you don’t land your dream heritage role at first – there is plenty of time! rentum nonecusania cumet et landicto. Quibust alit utem. Nam landis si sint qui con con con exces voluptint remostio. Nemporrum ut molorerciis quamus vit harum eri cum eturisciis accuptatem dolorest rehentibus, iundit exerum volorposamus saperspid excea diatibu saperrume voles ide idendellaut inis eum que pellaccum sunt officiet porerit Collection and organisation types It’s also important to consider the List of national museums in the UK: different types of organisations in this sector, all with different funding, British Museum, London structures and primary purpose: Imperial War Museum, London, Cambridge and Manchester Nationals – centrally-funded by the National Gallery, London Dept. for Culture, Media & Sport National Maritime Museum, London Local Authority Museums – remit World Museum, Liverpool driven by particular areas in UK. Local Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool councillors, elected members and Merseyside Maritime Museum, communities have a say Liverpool Independents – no national or local- Seized! The Border and Customs authority funding so more commercial uncovered, Liverpool activity like publications and paid-for International Slavery Museum, Liverpool workshops Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool Regimental – funded by Ministry of Museum of Liverpool Defence. Sometimes “behind the Thinking about kinds of collections you Science Museum, London wire” in barracks want to work with can help you target Science and Industry Museum, University – aim to support learning your job hunt. You could consider: Manchester Private – privately-owned collections, National Railway Museum, York Archaeology can be owned by charities National Science and Media Museum, Agriculture Bradford Art History It’s worth noting that careers in local and National Collections Centre, Swindon Costume and textiles regional museums can be just as fulfilling, Locomotion, Shildon Decorative arts easier to get into and, importantly, are not National Portrait Gallery, London Ethnography far behind some national museums in National Army Museum, London Industrial terms of pay. National Coal Mining Museum for Natural History Other places where there are England, West Yorkshire Medical opportunities: Natural History Museum, London Military Sector Bodies – like the Museums Royal Armouries, Leeds, London and Science Association Portsmouth Social History Suppliers – e.g. collections Sir John Soane's Museum, London management systems, auction Tate, London, Liverpool and St. Ives houses, logistics specialists Victoria and Albert Museum, London Consultancies – specific to the sector Wallace Collection, London e.g. weareculture24.org.uk Q&A with Tamsin Russell from the Museums Association Q: Should I do a Masters? Or even a PhD? @TamsinRussell A: Not necessarily. Some organisations use MAs as a blunt opportunity to apply for funding from universities. It’s also a badge shortlisting tool, so will require everyone to have one simply to cut of honour to have PhD level study if you’re applying for a role where down the number of applicants. your PhD makes you a specialist in that niche. In some cases, the research skills and knowledge you develop doing an MA will be valuable (for example in some learning Q: Where should I look for vacancies? departments or when curating a collection where you have A: A key jobs website is the Leicester University Museums Jobs Desk, specialist knowledge), but in other places the practical skills you which is updated every Thursday. Lots of roles are advertised on gain from volunteering and other work experience will be more social media, the Museums Association advertise vacancies too, and highly regarded. MuseumsJobs.com is also an important site. Look at local places If you’re planning to freelance in this sector an MA can help you where you would like to work, go to their websites, follow them on define your particular unique selling points when going for Twitter, and connect with/follow key people. opportunities. It’s worth noting that there are many more people graduating with an MA in Museum Studies than there are jobs in Q: What would the most common job titles be for a new grad? the sector, so it’s certainly not a guaranteed ticket to a job. A: Assistant Curator/ Curatorial Assistant, Collections Management The same applies for PhDs. However, a PhD can be particularly Assistant, assistants on capital build /moving projects, valuable in collections-based institutions because they give an Enablers/Explainers in Learning departments, Visitor Services roles. Getting Connected Call for Curators https://callforcurators.com/ Find subject specialist networks in the fields you’re interested online and via social media, such as @museumfreelance, and the Platform for international art curators Emerging Museum Professional UK group, where you’ll find CharityJob networking opportunities, events and advice https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/ arts-culture-heritage Find volunteering opportunities through the university Charity, NGO & social enterprise focused recruitment. volunteering team or through sites like do-it.org Get involved in online events to learn the language and issues Goodmoves relating to the industry, such as Twitter’s regular Museum Hour https://goodmoves.com/ and Archive Hour, plus try @AskACurator and @MuseumNext Charity and voluntary sector jobs You can join the Museums Association for £4.60 per month which will give you access to online courses, webinars and articles Artsjobsonline Other websites/social media offer job listings online, latest https://www.artsjobsonline.com/ industry news and careers advice. They include the Archives and Arts, culture and heritage jobs site. Records Association, the Association for Heritage Interpretation, the Collections Trust, Digital Culture Network, Blooloop Engage, Front of House Museums, theheritagealliance.org.uk, https://blooloop.com/ Museums Crush and the BEFS Bulletin Global attractions news, with relevant museums jobs. Set Google Alerts on keywords that interest you such as “V&A Jobs” or “Tank Museum Volunteering” and receive emails when Leicester University Museum
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