Museums & Exhibitions
The Museums and Exhibitions Members' Group represents the interests of museums and gallery employees in the UK, and also student members who are interested in pursuing a career in the museum profession.
Each year the Museums & Exhibitions group holds a special interest group forum at the annual AAH conference. Anyone with an interest in museums, galleries or curating can attend. Areas discussed at the 2008 conference at Tate, London 2-4 April 2008 will be listed below. The forums are a good opportunity for existing and prospective group members to meet each other and discuss ideas.
The Museums & Exhibitions group provides an email communication through Art-line and a news network for members. To join Art-line and receive emails about forthcoming events and exhibitions please e-mail ch-galls@aah.org.uk for further information.
New - Notes on Volunteering in a Museum or Gallery
If you're looking for work experience in a museum or gallery? Places are few and much sought after. Get off to a good start by downloading Notes on Volunteering (word doc) for profesional advice from a gallery curator about how best to apply
News: Threat to London Museums.
Two London based Museums, Vestry House Museum and William Morris Gallery, are being threatened with closure from changes made by Waltham Forest Council. Please visit this link www.keepourmuseumsopen.org.uk for more details and pledge your support.
A new exhibitions listings section has recently been introduced to the AAH Bulletin newsletter. Bulletin is published in February, June and October each year.
Views and suggestions from members within the Museums & Exhibitions group will be reported back to the AAH Executive Committee. The EC meets four times a year. If you would like to be involved in the members' group and put forward project proposals, funding bids and suggestions please let me know.
Join the Museums & Exhibitions Group
We are currently looking for new members to join the group. If you would like to be involved in future group activities, or put forward suggestions for future events please contact the M&E Chair at ch-galls@aah.org.uk. New members are always welcome!
To find out more about forthcoming events and exhibitions please visit the External News and Events page.
For your information, the AAH Initiatives Fund provides financial support for projects and events that promote and develop art history education. Click on the links to download a copy of the AAH Initiatives Fund Guidelines and AAH Initatives Fund Application Form.
Useful links for People Seeking Work in a Museum or Gallery
This web-site advertises jobs in museums and galleries world-wide and is updated regularly.
http://www.museumjobs.com/
This site, maintained by the University of Leicester, lists museum jobs throughout the world.
http://www.le.ac.uk/ms/jobs/job_titles_jobid.htm
The Guardian has the most exhaustive listings of jobs within the arts and heritage sector and is updated every Monday.
http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/
Job listings are available through The Museums Association web-site following payment of a subscription.
http://www.museumsassociation.org/
The Visual Arts and Galleries Association
http://www.vaga.co.uk
Other useful links for Museum and Gallery Professionals
Organisation representing museums and galleries in the UK
http://www.museumsassociation.org/
The Association of Art Museum Curators supports the role of curators in shaping the mission of art museums in North America
http://www.artcurators.org/
The College Art Association is the American equivalent of the AAH
http://www.collegeart.org/
Listings of exhibitions and events in museums and galleries throughout the country
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/exlist.html
A subscription only site. The Price Database is the most comprehensive color-illustrated fine art history archive. Representing auction records from over 500 international auction houses since 1985, the Price Database covers more than 2.9 million auction sales.
http://www.artnet.com/
The Museums and Galleries History Group (MGHG) exists to promote the study of the history and theory of museums and galleries. Membership is open to academics, students, museum workers, archivists, librarians and all those with an interest in the subject
http://www.mghg.org/
For news, events and current and forthcoming exhibitions
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/
An amazingly useful location register of the papers of artists, designers and craftspeople held in publicly accessible collections in the United Kingdom and Ireland
http://www.apr.ac.uk/artists/home.htm