A day in the life of a museum curator

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  • Опубліковано 27 лис 2024

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  • @professorpeachez
    @professorpeachez  8 місяців тому +2

    I made a video where I talk about how to find a job in galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM) if you're interested! ua-cam.com/video/EXlgZcPp7GI/v-deo.htmlsi=NpU6zkeZ1ydIiVl0

  • @amandaford8730
    @amandaford8730 6 днів тому +3

    I worked at a small history museum for the last four years as an archivist (transfered to a *slightly* larger musum as a curator/archaeologist) and I love how similar our duties were. Not all curator jobs are as glamourous as The Met. 🤪😭

  • @abbyjohnson7863
    @abbyjohnson7863 Рік тому +10

    I’m wanting to be a museum curator or something with history after I’m out of school and this helps

  • @abbylmreads
    @abbylmreads 8 місяців тому +4

    Just came across this, as someone working for their degree in art history & classical studies, curating is my dream!

  • @carolynjenkins1557
    @carolynjenkins1557 Рік тому +16

    Enjoyed this and would like to see more of your work day.

  • @chevimae
    @chevimae 10 місяців тому +5

    As a social science student, this is my dream job 🥺

  • @elizabethsimmons9591
    @elizabethsimmons9591 7 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for this. I'm showing it to my Frontier Girls in Garland, Texas tonight as we work on our Antiques Badge.

  • @MarlenePagé-d3e
    @MarlenePagé-d3e Рік тому +3

    Thank you for sharing! I used this video with one of my ESL students, since he loves museums (and so do I!) 🙂

    • @professorpeachez
      @professorpeachez  Рік тому +3

      That's wonderful! I'm glad you and your student enjoyed it :)

  • @AvuzwaKeei
    @AvuzwaKeei 9 місяців тому +2

    I have always wanted to work in a museum and be a archeologist also. I am currently a psychology student because i want to be a psychologist too🤣🤣🤣I worked as a Plagiarism Officer on my campus for 4 months and i did not like it. I also used to be an assistant librarian on my campus and loved that, it was such a dream come true because I have always wanted to work in a library though ours was a small one because our campus was a tiny one but still...I really think your job is so cool and i would love to work there♥️

  • @evelynfidler6285
    @evelynfidler6285 6 місяців тому +3

    This position is more like a collections management than curatorial

  • @jaydee4697
    @jaydee4697 Рік тому +3

    Fantastic video; thank you so much for sharing!

  • @savadashraf2315
    @savadashraf2315 Рік тому +2

    Ooooo its my passion on the screeen😢❤❤❤

  • @mariahaight9511
    @mariahaight9511 Рік тому +4

    Enjoyed this clip and would love to see your museum continue to operate. Not sure howvyo help?!?

    • @professorpeachez
      @professorpeachez  Рік тому

      Hey Maria, the museums management has been transferred to a new non-profit society. It seems like they are intent on picking up where we left off which is pretty cool. Wishing them the best of luck!

  • @katharinedonnelly8343
    @katharinedonnelly8343 Рік тому +3

    Great video! I would like to know if you consider yourself a Public Historian? Why or why not? How would you define Public History? (Context: I’m entering my 2nd Masters in Museum Admin and the focus seems to be on defining What public history is and Who is a public historian- my personal opinion is “it’s all relative”… there are bigger issues than definition within the field) I’m just really curious now about what others in the field think

    • @professorpeachez
      @professorpeachez  Рік тому

      Hi Katharine! You posed some very interesting questions, and I will do my best to answer them. The work that I do at the house museum definitely constitutes "public history" in that we engage the public with the sites history in a number of different ways: we offer themed tours and events, we have clear interpretative panels, and we have been working hard to make the collection as accessible to the public as possible through digitization. We also have social media, which we use to not only advertise for events but also to share new discoveries from our research. The UA-cam channel, in particular, falls very neatly into what I would consider public history (as do parts of this channel).
      Our site also has a historic kitchen garden, so we are able to donate food to the community and offer workshops for where we can discuss the gardens' history and food sustainability. I very much enjoy sharing history and stories with other people, and I'm very grateful to have stumbled into this field. I wish you the best of luck on your Masters!

  • @lisalovelylpa
    @lisalovelylpa 6 місяців тому

    I know the feeling ! Never enough of anything. Money , space, visitors lol

  • @dumitrulangham1721
    @dumitrulangham1721 3 місяці тому

    😮😮😮 interesting!

  • @Thelastsong96
    @Thelastsong96 13 днів тому

    I have a question ,
    How hard would it be for someone with autism to

  • @antikathy
    @antikathy Рік тому +2

    Being on an island must make it even harder to maintain funding

    • @professorpeachez
      @professorpeachez  Рік тому +1

      The fact that we are on an island isn't actually a contributing factor to our funding. The museum is located in the capital city of the province, so if anything, you would think we are in a BETTER spot than some other museums scattered across the more rural communities of BC.

    • @antikathy
      @antikathy Рік тому +2

      @@professorpeachez sad to hear. What will it take for communities to prioritize history and culture. That said, I need to march my butt straight to Eldon House and the rest of Museum London if i think it is so important to preserve. That fact that the building is still standing is amazing in itself, but it is also set up and filled with artifacts and displays similar to Ellice House. Thank you for sharing and always reminding me why i love history and to be an actual patron. Not just an armchair one. Thanks

  • @ava_ruth_wagner
    @ava_ruth_wagner 24 дні тому

    I’m hoping to become an assistant curator, any tips?

    • @professorpeachez
      @professorpeachez  16 днів тому

      I've got a whole video on how to get into the GLAM sector (GLAM = galleries, libraries, archives, museums). I lay out lots of tips there :)

  • @SadKitty420
    @SadKitty420 4 місяці тому

    As soon as I saw the mask, I was done with this video. I only ever wore one when I absolutely had to like going to the hospital, but that was it . I still see idiots wearing mask and all that is over. SMH people believe everything the government tells them lol .