How to get a job in a museum or art gallery by Alison Baverstock

Author:Alison Baverstock [Alison Baverstock]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Roman
ISBN: 9781408109342
Published: 2010-10-15T21:57:33+00:00

The culture of museum trading

A career in museum trading is not for everybody. For anyone used to the business fundamentals of high street trading or commercial publishing, the juggling of wider objectives can be hugely frustrating. The trading year is dominated by programming and marketing beyond your control; there will be little understanding of your commercial deadlines; the infrastructure, IT and building layouts will conspire against you; indeed, your very mandate may seem secondary or even irrelevant to many of your museum colleagues. If you enjoy the catered certainty of a large corporate company – or the rewards and profit-related bonuses that go with it, then this is not the career for you.

On the other hand, you may find huge inspiration in working alongside people with completely different expertise to your own. You may enjoy the sense that your work is directly contributing to something worthwhile, a cause you truly believe in, not just the pockets of shareholders. You may get a kick out of walking past beautiful and remarkable objects every day, a salutary reminder that there’s more to life than your job. And that has to be the best sort of job there is!

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