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Weekly Job Roundup

Hello everyone, and welcome to this week’s roundup of exciting opportunities in museums! We do our best to collect the latest job openings, and please be sure to check last week’s roundup. For more opportunities, we recommend the following databases:

MuseWeekly
New England Museum Association Jobs
HireCulture – Jobs in the Humanities in Massachusetts
HistPres – Unique Historic Preservation Jobs
Museum Employment Resource Center
Job HQ – American Association of Museums
American Association of State and Local History Career Center

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Mid-Atlantic

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Museum Halloween Events!

It’s spooky season! As Halloween approaches, museums in the Boston area are hosting a multitude of fun events. If you are in the area, check out some of these adult and family-friendly events:

DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

Halloween at DeCordova

Family Event (Fri, Oct 21, 5:30 – 7:30 PM, Fri, Oct 28, 5:30 – 7:30 PM)

“Experience deCordova Sculpture Park by moonlight at this beloved family-friendly event!”

Halloween Art & Ales

Adult Event/Family Event (Mon, Oct 31, 6 – 8 PM)

“Celebrate Halloween with a tour of deCordova’s most mysterious artworks – and perhaps learn more about the ghostly legacy of Julian deCordova himself!”

Boston Children’s Museum

A Nightmare at the Museum

Adult Event (Fri, Oct 28, 7 – 11 PM)

“A hauntingly good time at Boston Grown-Ups Museum: A Nightmare at the Museum! Face childhood fears in the haunted maze and go trick-or-treating throughout the Museum.”

Spooktacular

Family Event (Sat, Oct 29, 6 – 9 PM)

“A night of frightful fun for the entire family.”

Waterworks Museum

Tricks and Treats: Spooky Science

Family Event (Sun, Oct 30, 11 AM – 3 PM)

“Drop in for a ghoulishly good time! Learn the science behind some spooky effects, crafts, and activities while collecting candy, play fun Halloween-themed games and win prizes.”

Harvard Art Museum

Harvard Art Museum at Night

Family Event (Thu, Oct 27, 5 – 9 PM)

“Join us for an evening of art, fun, food, and more! This event is free and open to everyone.”

Discovery Museum

Halloween Hullabaloo

Family Event (Sat, Oct 29, 10:00 AM – Sun, Oct 30, 5:30 PM)

“Join us as we celebrate Halloween weekend! Dress for the occasion and give your Halloween costume the chance to spook, sparkle, and shine. Challenge yourself to a few holes of Pumpkin Putt Putt…”

Fruitlands Museum

Hillside Halloween at Fruitlands Museum

Family Event (Sun, Oct 30, 12 PM)

“Families will get to enjoy the outdoors at Fruitlands for a unique trick-or-treat experience! Get dressed up in your costumes and bring the family out to the Fruitlands Hillside…” 

Weekly Job Roundup

Welcome to the weekly roundup! We do our best to collect the latest job openings, and please be sure to check last week’s roundup. For more opportunities, we recommend the following databases:

MuseWeekly                                                                                          HireCulture – Jobs in the Humanities in Massachusetts
HistPres – Unique Historic Preservation Jobs
Job HQ – American Association of Museums
American Association of State and Local History Career Center
New England Museum Association Jobs 

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Haunting Attractions for the Halloween Season

Agatha Wojciechowsky. American (born Germany), 1896-1986.
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Watercolor on paper.
Courtesy of the Collection of Steven Day, New York, NY

Image from the Minneapolis Institute of Art from the Supernatural America exhibit.

It only takes a few steps into a pharmacy or grocery in the month of October to see the impact of Halloween on the public. Aisles are filled to the brim with candy, fake spiderwebs, and gregarious costumes in anticipation of a raucous holiday season. As the town of Salem prepares for a record-breaking month of tourism, one thing is abundantly clear: mainstream interest in the occult, the scary, and the supernatural is stronger than ever.

Can this affection for the macabre manifest in the museum world? Is it possible to run exhibitions on the things that go bump in the night? Would people view a museum as the authority on the supernatural? In short, yes! Many museums have capitalized on the paranormal. Some institutions have featured supernatural themes in rotating exhibitions while others dedicate their entire exhibition capacity to allegedly haunted objects. For example, the recent traveling exhibit Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art enjoyed well-attended displays at the Toledo Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and the Speed Art Museum.

Of course, a bizarre and subversive topic like the supernatural lends itself to dramatic and otherworldly interpretations, with many institutions blurring the line between museum and haunted house. But rather than dismiss these unconventional museums for their unorthodox methods, we should approach them with curiosity—they are tapping in on an interest that is in high demand. If these institutions can generate excitement for visiting exhibits, they are making an invaluable contribution to the museum and historic house community.

Here are some haunting attractions to enjoy this Halloween:

Zak Bagan’s The Haunted Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada may look like a haunted mansion from the outside, but it holds hundreds of artifacts relating to true crime and the supposed supernatural. With thousands of positive reviews, it is clear that the Haunted Museum is providing an exciting and memorable visitor experience.

The Paranormal Museum in Ashbury Park, NJ is a popular roadside attraction in the New Jersey community. Combined with the Paranormal Books & Curiosities shop, the Museum is home to many haunted artifacts and ghost-hunting equipment.

Of course, historic Salem makes this list with the Salem Witch Museum, one of many occult museums and historic houses in this scenic New England town. At the Witch Museum, visitors can expect to learn about the origins and impacts of the Salem Witch Trials and will be encouraged to consider more modern iterations of this community-wide panic.

Image courtesy of Save Our Cemeteries.

No list of haunted attractions would be complete without mention of New Orleans. For those seeking a more interactive activity, a cemetery tour is the perfect fit. Explore the historic crypts and mausoleums of Orleans parish while learning about some of the cemetery’s most prominent residents. Tours conducted by Save Our Cemeteries, Inc are historically accurate and mutually beneficial—proceeds earned from tours are reinvested into the critical preservation of these historic landmarks.

Happy Halloween from the Tufts Museum Studies Program—we hope you have the happiest and safest of holidays!

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Article by Danielle Maurer

MA Candidate: History & Museum Studies

Tufts University

Weekly Job Roundup

Welcome to the weekly roundup! This week focuses on the New England Area.  We do our best to collect the latest job openings, and please be sure to check last week’s roundup. For more opportunities, we recommend the following databases:

HireCulture – Jobs in the Humanities in Massachusetts
HistPres – Unique Historic Preservation Jobs
Museum Employment Resource Center
Job HQ – American Association of Museums
American Association of State and Local History Career Center
New England Museum Association Jobs                                                      New York Foundation for the Arts

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