In my previous blog post on museum careers I discussed briefly how to get ahead in the museum world especially at a time when many museums are or have already cut staff. This is not to discourage you about the museum world just to bring reality into what can be a cut-throat industry for jobs! Read on for more practical advice for a career in museums.
As you may or may not know; I love a good detective novel. Particularly those set in the ‘Golden Age’ of crime fiction between the two World Wars (1919-1940). Whilst I admire and love Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot books (I’m not much of a a fan of her Miss. Marple books) by far my most favorite female author from this period is Dorothy Leigh Sayers or Dorothy L. Sayers as she is better known. Dorothy L. Sayers is famous for the Lord Peter Wimsey detective novels which also feature Harriet Vane the crime fiction writer and some would argue a parody of Sayers herself (alas to the best of my knowledge I am not related to the great woman herself!)
So you fancy a career in museums? You just don’t want to me one of these lovely ladies above peering at the art but working with the art work? Read on for some seasoned advice from a museum career veteran (seriously though I’m not that old and have only been working in museums and heritage for ten years!)
Welcome back to another edition of Beyond the Bookcase! (For some reason when I say this out loud I sound like a 1950s American TV game-show host!). This edition I discuss some recommendations for August reading including an audio book, a novel, and a compendium of short stories.
After my trip to Edinburgh (link post) I travelled to Oban via Glasgow. I used public transport for nearly every part of this trip and the beautiful scenery on the bus from Glasgow coupled with a quick and reliant bus service from Citylink made my journey a smooth one.