Category Archives: Museum Jobs
Repatriation and Collaboration: Opening Our Doors to Indigenous Communities
Today’s blog is written by Dr. John McClelland, Lab Manager for ASM’s Osteology Lab and NAGPRA Coordinator. Most people think of museums as places where things are preserved in perpetuity. It may surprise you to learn that my job at the Arizona State Museum is to find ways to give things back! As Native American [...]
A Surprise in the Archives
Today’s blog is written by Arizona State Museum’s archivist Amy Rule. She can be found working alongside the rest of the Library and Archives staff in the beautiful second floor reading room at ASM providing preservation and access to the over 1500 linear feet of archival and manuscript holdings. In my job as the archivist [...]
It’s Just a Rock: 101 Ways to Disappoint the Hopeful
Our guest blogger today is Dr. Barnet Pavao-Zuckerman. In this post, she uses humor to reflect on one aspect of her job. Dr. Pavao-Zuckerman is Associate Curator of Zooarchaeology at Arizona State Museum and recently named Associate Director of the University of Arizona’s School of Anthropology. I admit it, sometimes I cringe before I answer [...]
Many Mexicos: Exhibitions as Creative Team Products
Our guest blogger today is Whitney Klotz. I met Whitney while she was working on a BA in Anthropology at the University of Arizona. As part of my class, she led tours in the Paths of Life exhibit. Enjoying working in the museum, she went on to pursue a MA in Museum Studies from George [...]
High School Students Make Big Impact at ASM
This blog post was written by Rick Karl, assisted by Shannon Twilling, of Arizona State Museum’s archaeological records office. This office has a state mandate to maintain cultural resource records in perpetuity. Data from an average of 600 projects a year pour in to this office requiring very specific processing in order to be relevant and accessible [...]
Reflections on creating a school tour
This blog post was written by Morgan Abercrombie an intern in ASM’s education office. Originally from San Diego, CA, she came to the desert to attend the University of Arizona. She graduates this summer with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Anthropology. Her experience at ASM inspired her: Morgan would like to pursue a career [...]
Museum Jobs
It’s a busy time again at the University and at the Arizona State Museum. Students are back on campus, classes are underway, and fall events are being planned. Everyone is doing multiple tasks at once. At the museum one program we are working on is an Open House for students in the Anthropology Department. At [...]
