What type of training/schooling does one need to work in a museum?

Answer 1

Obviously, it depends on what sort of museum. In the smallest towns, the only museum is probably considered a local history museum. So a history major would be important. Anything more than a tiny village (we have a history museum in Boulder Creek, with a population of something like 5,000), museums tend to get specialized. So an art museum would hire art history majors, but also restoration and preservation specialists. A science museum would necessarily hire people knowledgeable in each of the sciences they cover. There's probably a museum job or several in any field of interest.

As to training, you can't beat being a volunteer at a museum while you are in school. You would probably be a docent or assist a curator with displays, or perhaps work in the museum shop, as a sales clerk or a stock clerk. In the process, you would get to know the professionals there, and learn where they went to school and what courses they took, and what they do on their jobs and how much they like doing it.

Just about anything could be important to a museum. Don't forget that they have a business office, too; and financial officer, and a publicity department, and maintenance and facilities department, etc. Any large institution has a great many people doing a wide variety of jobs. If it's a museum you want to work in, you can find a place within it.

Answer 2

It depends on what interests you. It would be worth going to a museum, and asking. There are all kinds of different museums with different specialities, and inside the major museums there are specialists in many fields from insects to geology - and nowadays increasingly, specialists in display, promotion, publications, social history, and the rest. So go for it. It's a great world. The training you will need, and where to get it, will depend on what aspect of museum work, and the natural sciences, truly fascinates you.

Answer 3

There are lots of jobs available in museums and some do not require many qualifications. If you wish to become a section curator or work alongside them, you will usually have obtained the relevent degree, maybe a masters also. To be a curator or a director you would usually require a PhD.

Answer 4

Depending un the type of the museun and what you whant to do in the museum like to be in a historical museum you would study lost of history in diffrent type period

Answer 5

I'm sure it depends on exactly what you want to do! My aunt had absolutely no schooling, college, etc and worked for The Field Museum in Chicago! So there could be hope! :-)

Answer 6

i admire historic previous and organic technological know-how museums the final yet i've got been to especially much all kinds... previous autos, area, technological know-how, historic previous, activities, backyard and artwork museums all fall into catagories of museums that i've got seen.

Answer 7

depends on what kind of museum and the job you're looking for. working with dinosaurs, probly archaeology

Answer 8

Just go to the museum you're interested in working for, and ASK THEM. lol.

I'm sure they'd be happy to give you prerequisites. :)