CAREERS IN MUSEOLOGY

Every nation with a cultural heritage preserves momentous of the past for the future generations. Museum is a place for the collection of those artifacts which reflect the life-patterns of a bygone era. It may be in the form of manuscripts, coins, journals, photography etc. The main functioning of a museum include the collection, preservation and display of national treasures. Museums attract both domestic and foreign tourists.
Museums need professionally trained and dedicated personnel for them maintenance. Some of the posts in the museum are that of curator, librarian, designer and lecturer. A person interested for this career should have the following attributes.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES :
1. Love for art and culture.
2. A genuine interest in the legacy of the past.
3. Patience and commitment to the job.
COURSE/TRAINING :
For a career in museum one can be professionally trained by pursuing a course in ‘Museology’.
COURSE
ELIGIBILITY
INSTITUTION
B.A. (Museology)
10+2
University of Ajmer,
Ajmer-305001.
B.A.(Museum & Tourism)
10+2
Kurukshetra university, Kurukhetra, Haryana.
M.A.(Museology)
B.A(2nd Division)
B.H.U., Varanasi.
Post Graduate degree course in Museology.
Graduation.
M.S. University, Department of Museology, Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Shahajirao University, Baroda.
M.A.(Museology)
1 year diploma in Museum Administration; 1 year diploma in museum modelling; 1 year diploma in museum photography; 5-6 months course in Art Appreciation; M.A. in Conservation of works of Art.
Graduation with high second class proficiency in foreign language.
Institute of History of Art Conservation and Museology, National Museum, Janpath,
New Delhi-110011.
2 years diploma in Museology.
Graduation
University of Calcutta, Senate House, Kolkata-700073.
1 year diploma in Museology
M.A. with History.
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh,U.P.-202001.
1 year diploma in Museology
M.A. with Ancient Histry, Culture, Archaelogy or
Osmania University, Administrative Building, Hyderabad (A.P).-500007.
Medieval History with 50% . In service candidates need Bachelor’s degree with 3 years experience.
Some of the well known Museums in Orissa are: State Museum at Bhubaneswar, Tribal Museum at Bhubaneswar and the Museum at Ratnagiri (having Buddhist Artefacts).
CAREER PROSPECTS :
Apart from the state-run museums, these days new museums are also being developed on private initiative. Hence young people with the right academic and intellectual background can surely find placement in museums.
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