Useful resources for exploring different kinds of museums, learning about funding and employment opportunities, and participating in museum conversations.
Sites Advertising Museum-Related Jobs or Internships
- American Alliance of Museums job postings
- Association of Academic Museums and Galleries
- Association of Midwest Museums
- Association of Zoos and Aquariums
- Culture Source
- Curator Search (curatorial and museum jobs)
- Global Museum (follow Museum Jobs link)
- H-Net Job Guide (careers in humanities and social sciences)
- Michigan Museums Association
- Museums Collection Management (Facebook page)
- Museum Employment Research Center
- Museum Market
- Museum Savvy
- Museum Search & Reference
- National Council on Public History
- Night Kitchen Interactive (interactive technology positions in history, arts, and cultural heritage)
- Preservation Directory
- Smithsonian Office of Human Resources
Museum Blogs & List Servs
Participating in a list serve or blog can get you involved in the latest conversations happening in and about museums across the globe.
- Center for the Future of Museums Blog
- Curator’s CornerExhibiTricks
- Doctor Dada
- Museum Anthropology
- Museum-L list-serv
- Museum 2.0 Blog
- Museum People
- Museum Planner
- Open Objects
Professional Organizations
There is a professional society for any kind of museum or museum topic that might interests you. This list contains links to the home pages of several museum organizations, where you will find valuable information on their mission, activities, and publications; as well as information on funding opportunities and job openings.
- American Alliance of Museums
- American Association for State and Local History
- Archives and Museum Informatics
- Art Museum Network
- Association of Academic Museums and Galleries
- Association of Midwest Museums
- Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists
- Association of Zoos and Aquariums
- Global Museum
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- International Council of Museums
- International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
- Michigan Humanities Council
- Michigan Museums Association
- Museum-Ed
- Museum Review
- Museum Scholar
- Museum Studies Reference Library of the Smithsonian Institution Library
- Museum Study
- Museum Learning Collaborative
- Museums for All
- National Emerging Museum Professionals Network
- Natural History Museums and Collections
- Preservation Directory
- Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
- Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies
Other Museum Resources
Objects on Display – Object Lessons is composed of the following exhibit sections: Geological Survey, Herbarium, Stereographs, Joseph Beal Steere, Collections & Loss, Teaching Models, Alexander Ruthven, Museum Archive, The Cage, The Gates, and Richard Barnes.
