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The University Museum
Exploring CareersPeople you met in the exhibit had some of the following careers. How do you think those careers would be different today? Would the tools they work with be different? Would their job be different? Would it be harder, or would it be easier? The talents of many people in many different career areas are necessary to produce a good museum exhibit. Here are a few of these careers for you to think about! Use Internet searches to supplement the brief descriptions found here. Anthropologist/EthnomusicologistAnthropologists study different cultures. They look at the things people do, the foods they eat, the way they look, etc. and search to find the reasons for and meanings of the development of that culture. Ethnomusicologists are anthropologists who study the ways different cultures express themselves through music. Archivist/Curator/Museum TechnicianArchivists, curators, and museum technicians manage and preserve valuable items and information. They might preserve historical documents, audiovisual materials, works of art, coins, stamps, clothing, maps, historic sites or other important artifacts. Writer/EditorWhether you are working on a museum exhibit, a written article, or other presentation, the information must be edited into an interesting story. A good writer prepares the script that ties it all together. Writers and editors work in television, radio, movies and for magazines, newspapers, publishers and more. PhotographerPhotographers submit their work to magazines, newspapers, art galleries and more. Video photographers work in television, movies, museums, production companies, and more. The ability to work well with people and an artistic eye are necessary. Nature, people, history, travel...all are topics of exploration open to photographers. FolkloristA folklorist is a researcher who studies and preserves folk arts traditions. A folklorist might collect oral histories, record people's family stories, explore their music, etc. Folklorists often work in museums or at universities where they can do research and preserve old traditions. Historical Preservationist
LibrarianLibrarians work with collections of books, recordings and other materials to make them accessible |
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