Museum Careers and Training - by Victor Danilov (Hardcover)

About the Book

Danilov presents a comprehensive guide to museum careers and training programs in the United States and 38 other countries around the world. More than 700 courses, undergraduate and graduate programs, internships and fellowships, and mid-career training programs are described. He discusses the nature and requirements of many different types of museum positions, including director, curator, educator, exhibit designer, registrar, conservator, and careers in business affairs, fundraising, public relations, marketing, membership, physical plant, security, and other aspects of museum operations. The primary purposes of the volume are to stimulate thinking about museum careers and training, to describe the various museum positions and training programs available, and to provide guidance to those considering or pursuing formal or informal training opportunities.

Book Synopsis

Danilov presents a comprehensive guide to museum careers and training programs in the United States and 38 other countries around the world. More than 700 courses, undergraduate and graduate programs, internships and fellowships, and mid-career training programs are described. He discusses the nature and requirements of many different types of museum positions, including director, curator, educator, exhibit designer, registrar, conservator, and careers in business affairs, fundraising, public relations, marketing, membership, physical plant, security, and other aspects of museum operations. The primary purposes of the volume are to stimulate thinking about museum careers and training, to describe the various museum positions and training programs available, and to provide guidance to those considering or pursuing formal or informal training opportunities.

Review Quotes

.,."an essential purchase for academic and museum libraries and career centers. Large public libraries may wish to add this guide because of its comprehensive list of training programs. Emphasizes the value of museum training programs."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

.,."presents a comprehensive guide to museum careers and training programs in the United States and 38 other countries."-C&RL News

?...an essential purchase for academic and museum libraries and career centers. Large public libraries may wish to add this guide because of its comprehensive list of training programs. Emphasizes the value of museum training programs.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

?...presents a comprehensive guide to museum careers and training programs in the United States and 38 other countries.?-C&RL News

?This guide will help those interested in pursuing museum careers or in advancing positions within the field.?-Choice

?Victor J. Danilov has produced a book that needed to be written. In one volume, the author compiles basic information about the museum in its many guises, museum positions in their broad range, and museum-training offerings in their vast array. The virtues of Museum Careers and Training are manifold.?-Curator: The Museum Journal

..."an essential purchase for academic and museum libraries and career centers. Large public libraries may wish to add this guide because of its comprehensive list of training programs. Emphasizes the value of museum training programs."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

..."presents a comprehensive guide to museum careers and training programs in the United States and 38 other countries."-C&RL News

"This guide will help those interested in pursuing museum careers or in advancing positions within the field."-Choice

"Victor J. Danilov has produced a book that needed to be written. In one volume, the author compiles basic information about the museum in its many guises, museum positions in their broad range, and museum-training offerings in their vast array. The virtues of Museum Careers and Training are manifold."-Curator: The Museum Journal

About the Author

VICTOR J. DANILOV, former director and president of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, directs the Museum Management Program at the Univerity of Colorado at Boulder. He chaired the AAM Museum Studies Task Force and is the author or editor of 15 books, including America's Science Museums (Greenwood, 1990), Corporate Museums, and Visitor Centers: A Directory (Greenwood, 1991), and A Planning Guide for Corporate Museums, Galleries and Visitor Centers (Greenwood, 1992).