Author: Amanda Gustin (Page 5 of 149)

Each Saturday, we round up the most recent jobs that we’ve posted. Remember, jobs always go up immediately on a separate page, so if you’re really hunting, check there first!

Public Program Coordinator [Vermont Historical Society] Public Program Coordinator General Description: The Public Program Coordinator will be responsible for the development and implementation of public programs primarily for adults and families. This is a full-time, permanent position with a Tuesday-Sa…
Evaluator [Dallas Museum of Art and Museum of Nature and Science] The Dallas Museum of Art and the Perot Museum of Nature and Science would like to announce a new job posting. The Evaluator is a unique, shared position between the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) and the Perot Museum of Nature and Science (Perot), playin…
Director of Professional Development and School Programs [Connecticut Science Center] Director of Professional Development and School Programs, Connecticut Science Center *Connecticut Science Center***** *Director of Professional Development and School Programs***** *FLSA: *Full Time (40 hours), Exempt**** *Reporting to: *Vice…
Assistant Director for Interpretation [The Old North Foundation] Job Description Assistant Director for Interpretation, The Old North Foundation Organization: The Old North Foundation 193 Salem Street Boston, MA 20113 oldnorth.com Region: Boston Category: Assistant director/interpetation Type: …
Museum Educator [The Museum of Jewish Heritage] Museum Educator – The Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust The Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is seeking a Museum Educator. Responsibilities of this position include coordinating the Galler…
Director of Education [The Anne Frank Center] Director of Education – The Anne Frank Center The Anne Frank Center USA (AFC), a museum and educational center located in downtown Manhattan, is seeking a full-time Director of Education. Founded by Otto Frank in 1977 to advance his daughter’s legacy…
Student Trainee (Museum Curator) [Puget Sound Navy Museum] Job Title:STUDENT TRAINEE (MUSEUM CURATOR) – INTERNSHIP Department:Department of the Navy Agency:Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Job Announcement Number:NW21099-09-721736K1405846-P SALARY RANGE: $33,414…

Graduate Student Reception at the Boston Athanaeum

August 24, 2012 / Amanda Gustin / 0 Comments

Tufts Adjunct Professor Margherita Desy sent us this ringing endorsement of an upcoming event at the Boston Athanaeum:

I have been a member of the Athenaeum for many years and often bring my collections management in as a field trip. The Athenaeum’s collections run from fine arts (including paintings, sculpture and photography) and decorative arts, to rare books and manuscripts, to a vast circulating collection. Exhibitions and lectures are held frequently. I would highly recommend that graduate students in the Tufts Museum Studies program attend the reception or one of the many public tours provided by the Boston Athenaeum so that they may become familiar with this local treasure. I should also mention that the Athenaeum has also hosted one of our Museum Studies student as an intern.

Sounds fantastic, right? Here are the details, and if anyone from Tufts attends, drop us a line and let us know how it went!

Graduate Student Reception
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

The Development Office of the Boston Athenaeum has established a group of
current graduate students who are also interested in the collections and
educational programs of the Boston Athenaeum. If you would like to know
more about the Athenaeum and its historic collection, please join us for
this reception on September 12th at 5.30. Please RSPV to Karen Beach at
beach[at]bostonathenaeum[dot]org – reservations are required and space is filling
up fast.

The Art Economy

August 22, 2012 / Amanda Gustin / 0 Comments

NPR did a really wonderful little story on the idea of art revitalizing a town’s struggling economy, using the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, MA, as an example.

Read the article here.

What do you think? Can art drive an economy? Does Mass MoCA just need a little more time? Do museums really drive as much revenue toward their communities as people claim, or should we be more realistic and talk more about intangible benefits?