Episode 5: Museums with Alison Klages

Description:

In this episode, Isabelle and Sydney speak to Alison Klages, a museum curator in London, Ontario. We discuss switching from academia to museums, the importance of volunteer experiences, and why dry bone sticks to your tongue. Alison has great advice for those looking to enter the museum field, and gives a realistic picture of what the first few years may look like, job insecurity and all.

Find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZPdCR5Hfac36ptiqVixRY

Show Notes:

Ska-Nah-Doht Village and Museum:

https://www.lowerthames-conservation.on.ca/conservation-lands/ska-nah-doht-longwoods/

Fanshawe Pioneer Village:

https://www.fanshawepioneervillage.ca/

Huacas de Moche:

https://www.huacasdemoche.pe/

Recommendations:

The Participatory Museum by Nina Simon: https://www.participatorymuseum.org/

The Art of Relevance by Nina Simon: http://www.artofrelevance.org/

The Kushiel’s Legacy by Jacqueline Carey: https://www.jacquelinecarey.com/kushiels-legacy-trilogies/

Find Us:

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Sydney: https://twitter.com/Sydney_Holland9

Transcript:

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