"This book discusses some of the benefits of working in museums according to size, type, and organizational structure; and goes through dozens of museum positions in detail. It is designed to introduce college students, graduate students, and/or young professionals to the museum field"--.

• Contents
• Preface
• From Art to Zoology
• Organizational Structure
• The Front Line
• Education
• Working with Objects
• Exhibitions
• Conservation
• Communications
• Development
• The Executive Office
• Administration
• Universal Skills and Distinct Pathways
• Things I Wish I Had Known When I Was Twenty-Four
• Where Are Museums Going?
• Resources
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author