A day in the life of a museum curator

I've wanted to do this video for a while, so I hope you enjoy this little sneak peak into my day job as an assistant curator at a house museum!
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[@professorpeachez]

I made a video where I talk about how to find a job in galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM) if you're interested! kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4nPmI2ZhdVqfassi=NpU6zkeZ1ydIiVl0

[@abbyjohnson7863]

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

[@carolynjenkins1557]

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

[@professorpeachez]

I'll see what I can do!

[@elizabethsimmons9591]

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

[@lisalovelylpa]

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

[@ryujinlacroix]

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

[@abbylmreads]

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

[@AvuzwaKeei]

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♥️

[@user-xo7ki8oc9y]

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

[@professorpeachez]

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

[@jaydee4697]

Fantastic video; thank you so much for sharing!

[@professorpeachez]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@savadashraf2315]

Ooooo its my passion on the screeen😢❤❤❤

[@evelynfidler6285]

This position is more like a collections management than curatorial

[@katharinedonnelly8343]

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]

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 KZbin 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!

[@mariahaight9511]

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

[@professorpeachez]

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!

[@antikathy]

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

[@professorpeachez]

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]

@@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