Calls are now open for participation the second workshop in the ‘Making
Museum Professionals, 1850-Present’ project. How do museum professionals and museum professions come into being? How has this changed over time? What can we do to ensure fairer, more inclusive futures?
They are currently seeking proposals for short presentations from museum
practitioners and scholars working on museum history or practice, on
topics relating to training, careers, and networks of support in museum
work, from a historical or contemporary perspective. Proposals might
address the following questions:
How have policies and processes of training, promotion and pathways through museum careers shaped the museum sector?
How have individuals and communities negotiated and challenged mainstream career paths?
What kinds of training – informal and formal – support the museum sector?
How are museum careers shaped?
How do museum career pathways produce particular competences, hierarchies and ways of working?
Deadline for submissions: Monday 22 September 2023. For more information on the requirements, click here.