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Museum Careers

The Alliance has compiled this set of career resources from throughout the nonprofit and museum sector.

Conferences & Training

The National Trust for Historic Preservation offers a wide range of face-to-face and online training programs and tools to help preservationists across the country to protect the nation’s heritage.

Forging your Own Career Path in the Museum World

The Museum Studies Program at Tufts University blog published this post that discusses setting personal and career goals to help you determine your career trajectory.

Historians in Museums

The American Historical Association provides numerous resources for students of history on planning their careers, including this page devoted to careers for historians in museums.

The International Handbooks of Museum Studies, 4 Volume Set

This 4-Part publication from Wiley Publishing provides a state-of-the-art survey of the field of museum studies. Volume 1 covers Museum Theory, Volume 2 Museum Practice, Volume 3 Museum Media, Volume 4 Transformations.

So You Want to Be an Archivist

The Society of American Archivists (SAA) has a useful resource in this page about the Archives Profession from what archivists do to qualifications for employment and salary and benefit expectations.

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