#museumworkers

[conservallama]

Raise your hand if you have held back a laugh when the newbie asks you what the (conservation) department budget is! If you don't work in GLAM, this is what it's like. 😖 Galleries - Libraries - Archives - Museums _______ Follow for more conservation and museum-related memes. ❤️ . . . .

[randomgifgirl]

My work is awesome. Hot chocolate bar setup today. #museumworkers #rivermuseum #hotchocolate (at Dubuque, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnS5cAfNpEx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[museumviews]

On Tuesday, October 22, join in the celebration of the 10th International Museum Workers Day #IMWD2024

https://www.instagram.com/museumworkers/ https://x.com/IMWD2024

https://www.linkedin.com/company/museumworkers/

Dia Internacional do Trabalho do Museu International Museum Workers Day يوم عمال المتحف العالمي Internationalt Museum Arbejdernes dag Día Internacional Trabajadores De Museos Giornata Internazionale dei Professionisti del Museo יום עובדי המוזיאון הבינלאומי Journée internationale des travailleurs des musées Internationaler Museumsarbeitertag 世界博物館職員の日 Internationella museet Arbetardagen Kansainvälinen museo Työläisten päivä 국제박물관 근로자의 날 Международный День Музейных Работников 国际博物馆专业人员日 Internationale Museumarbeidersdag Internationaler Tag der Museumsfachleute Internasjonalt museum Arbeidernes dag

[dauphinltd]

Our recent work for the National Trust at Dunham Massey. Helping to show off the true beauty in these stamps and seals. #mountmaking #mountmakers #museumworkers #acrylicfabrications #perspexfabricator #jewellerydisplay #displaycase #exhibitiondesign #exhibitiondesigner #arthandler #jewellerycollector #waxseal https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpj_Eo7I8He/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[birbbones]

The Skull Index Outreach work!

Our amazing outreach and promotional volunteer staff, Grace, who you can find at @/grb.bones on instagram did an interactive skull guessing game stall at @/themisfitmarket_ in Darlington, UK, and shared leaflets about The Skull Index!

We hope later this year and throughout 2025 both the UK and USA teams will be able to branch out to more in-person stalls and educational talks at local community centres, events, home-schooling, or other academic institutions! Really excited to see how in-person outreach work develops with the Skull Index.

[jiminstudyblr]

My Volunteering Experience in a Museum

 I have finished my 4 month volunteering program in a museum so here’s an overview of what it was like!

 -Firstly, why did I start this volunteer work? Well I discovered during my time in university that the national museum and monument institution offered the opportunity to volunteer in some museums and monuments in different departments, and since I was deciding if I wanted to go ahead with my masters and see if archives was truly an area I could see myself in and turn into a career so this was a lovely chance to be sure before making such a big educational investment

 -What did I think during the volunteering experience? I was a bit scared during the second month, mostly because during the first I was appointed to research specific books to find references to the museum and then scan what is relevant and I was doing well in such a job and loving it, but after this I was tasked with reviewing all the files they had, review them, get rid of what was unnecessary, reorganise information, scan certain things and put all the information on a data base which was extremely nerve wrecking for me because I have never been very tech savvy. However eventually I got the hang of the system and understood the features a bit better and that made the stress go away

 -What I liked the most? It is hard to pick, but I think that the feeling I got whenevr I would find lost or important information that was key for the museum and seeing the progress on the space as the files were organised truly brought me joy, but also the team that works there was absolutely lovely and would make sure to always include us volunteers in reunions and keep us updated on the life of the museum instead of seeing us as just outsiders

 -Any cons? Personally the only cons I experienced were really small and superficial. One was simply that because so many things were dirty and the floor was old wood so I could never dress up as I enjoy, and lastly I struggled quite a bit with the computer programs used so I was fairly slow compared to the other colleagues that were with me 

 To sum it up, I am truly glad I had this chance because not only did it make me feel sure that the masters degree I picked is right for me, but I have also had some time to experience the actual job and know important information that might be useful in some classes and future internship

[nikoldragonne12]

Amber Wilde-Fournier (DM AU OC) - Museum worker

Amber Wilde-Fournier (my DM OC) in her museum outfit (Amber works in Ontario Royal Museum).

[sparkandanvil]

Speaking of simple. Doesn't get much more basic than clips. But they are rather clean and lovely nonetheless. 🛠️ 🔩 🛠️ 🔩 🛠️ #SparkandAnvil #mountmaking #mountmaker #museumwork #museumlife #arthandler #arthandlerlife #preparator #sculpture #simpleclips #brass (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoEVGJqr9iq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[imwd2030]

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The #Amazon is burning at a record rate, according to recent data published by the National Institute for Space Research. The satellite data showed an 84% increase in the number of fires burning, in comparison to the same period in 2018. The Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world and is an absolutely vital carbon store, meaning it plays a crucial role in slowing down the pace of global warming. The Brazilian government is being widely criticised by conservationists, who say the rainforest has suffered losses at an accelerated rate since President Bolsonaro took office. Satellite data released in July showed that an area the size of a football pitch is cleared for deforestation every single minute. The Amazon is home to about three million species of plants and animals – and one million indigenous people. Via @bbcnews 🎥 @wwf_uk cc #imwd2030 . . #amazonfire #amazonrainforest #brazil https://www.instagram.com/p/B1glnO4FfIH/?igshid=1cpoehqwx0or7

[conservallama]

When sustainability comes knocking, we'll be most ashamed about the gloves, maybe also the cotton swabs and the solvents. Maybe all the plastic and foam packaging too. Agree? ___ Follow for more conservation and museum-related memes. 🥰

[parisinperson]

One of our favorite statues in the city of Paris, as a perfect representation of the indomitable French arrogance, or as less cynical souls might say, spirit. The inscription on the bottom states Gloria victis, meaning glory to the defeated. It is a play on the more standard Vae victis, woes to the defeated, and is dedicated to the heroic loss of the Franco Prussian war of 1871. When you are French, in spirit or in fact, you gain glory even from the most humiliating defeat - a life lesson if there ever was one. The statue is an allegorical representation of Glory carrying a wounded soldier. This piece of work, operating both on a direct and on ironical level, is at the very entrance to the Petit palais museum. As such, it is an adequate sign, not to say an omen, to the visitors, but especially to those who work in the museum. One of our own guides had the pleasure of doing so, and their soul still bears the scars from the experience. What can be so bad about museum work, you may ask? In all frankness, the salary was more then decent, especially for a student. It is fairly customary in France to work a side gig as you study, and about a third of the entire museum staff were, in fact, students at varying levels, from BA to PhD. The answer is that the work was at the poste of agent d'accueil, meaning a host or a welcoming agent. It consisted out of doing exactly nothing for a period of eight hours a day. This may seem as an easy or even desirable thing to do, but is not. Quickly one realizes how taxing to the mind, and indeed the soul, the experience can be. In theory, the job is to observe the visitors and warn them not to touch the works of art. If someone has a question, you are to respond, but 99% of them are the directions towards the nearest water closets. As the museum is moderately visited, this means walking around, or sitting, for eight hours, watching at other people, or at works of art, or at walls, contemplating one's decisions, actions, and sins from previous lives that resulted in such outcome. More on this tomorrow #museum #musée #petitpalais #museumwork #museumworkers #museumworkersspeak #gloria #gloriavictis #vaevictis #memories (presso Petit Palais, musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGb_w8pJOxX/?igshid=1hg1i7v5jwnq9

[museumviews]

On Tuesday, October 22, join in the celebration of the 10th International Museum Workers Day #IMWD2024

https://www.instagram.com/museumworkers/ https://x.com/IMWD2024

Dia Internacional do Trabalho do Museu International Museum Workers Day يوم عمال المتحف العالمي Internationalt Museum Arbejdernes dag Día Internacional Trabajadores De Museos Giornata Internazionale dei Professionisti del Museo יום עובדי המוזיאון הבינלאומי Journée internationale des travailleurs des musées Internationaler Museumsarbeitertag 世界博物館職員の日 Internationella museet Arbetardagen Kansainvälinen museo Työläisten päivä 국제박물관 근로자의 날 Международный День Музейных Работников 国际博物馆专业人员日 Internationale Museumarbeidersdag Internationaler Tag der Museumsfachleute Internasjonalt museum Arbeidernes dag

[dauphinltd]

Currently working behind the scenes on this exhibition #mountmaking #mountmakers #arttech #arthandling #museumdisplay #museumworkers #cambridge (at Fitzwilliam Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CocfLWzI6c9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[the1789official]

le roi soleil étant montré son chef-d'œuvre... #Repost @chateauversailles • • • • • • Château de Versailles 🇫🇷Cette semaine le portrait du Roi soleil a fait le tour du propriétaire avant d’être amener en atelier pour un nettoyage. Il sera l’une des pièces maîtresses de la prochaine exposition sur Hyacinthe Rigaud à partir de novembre. . 🌍This week the portrait of the Sun King toured the owner before being brought to the workshop for cleaning. It will be one of the centerpieces of the next exhibition on Hyacinthe Rigaud from November. . #chateaudeversailles #palaceofversailles #versailles #france #museumviews #museumworkers #louisxiv #roisoleil #sunking #hyacintherigaud . 📷 EPV / Thomas Garnier (at Château de Versailles) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEyO6mOFN9g/?igshid=2amzg8mhawi0

[theartdontstop]

On Thursday I watched an interview with Faith Ringgold and took these #sketchnotes. Thank you to @themuseumofmodernart for giving us a chance to get to know this legendary artist better. I'm sure the interview would have delved deeper into the meaning and nuance of the art had they involved people from their education department, but those experts were all fired in April. I enjoyed learning about Ringgold's advocacy for representation at museums, and wonder why that didn't prompt any introspection about MOMA's staffing and predominately white board of trustees. #faithringgold #moma #museumsarenotneutral #museumworkers https://www.instagram.com/p/CBtUrGkB7XF/?igshid=tdjcn0ewugjv

[sfartenthusiast]

@guerrerogallery celebrates the opening of a new space within its location with a inaugural solo exhibition by Chris Oropeza “Whatever the Work May Be”. Now through November 6th. @orochristo #sfart #sfartenthusiast #sfmoma #gouache #artinstallers #museumworkers #gallerywalls (at Guerrero Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4JO8RJgZEE/?igshid=106dbqtc66n9d