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Resources for Art History Majors
General Career Information

What Can I Do with a UCSB Art History Major (PDF)
Specific answers to commonly asked student questions.

UCSB History of Art & Architecture Career Info
List of helpful websites for career directions & opportunities. The department also has a listserve that frequently has internship and volunteer opportunities.

Metropolitan State University of Denver
Career Opportunities with an Art major.

Alternatives for Art Historians
Ideas for Art History majors outside of academia.

UCSC Career Options for Art History Majors
A very comprehensive list of possible directions for Art History majors

Rutgers University Career Opportunities for Majors in Art History
Another list of possibly occupations and examples of recent graduates’ directions.

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Internships

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
List of internships at the Met in New York.

Guggenheim Museum
Internships and volunteer opportunities at the Guggenheim museum.

The Getty Museum
Internships and Fellowships at the Getty in Los Angeles

Los Angeles County Arts Commission Internships
The LA County Arts Commission offers summer internship opportunities in the arts world for students of any ethnic background who attend school or reside in LA County. Various performing, literary, and other arts organizations participate, and there is a $3500 stipend for the 10 week commitment.

Smithsonian Archives of American Art Internship Opportunities
The following section includes descriptions of fellowships, internships and other programs available at the Institution. There are many other Smithsonian museum internship programs in different areas.

Julia Morgan Arts Internship Information
Our internship program offers opportunities for students, pre-professionals, and professionals seeking to change careers or expand their area of focus to gain experience in arts education and administration.

Disability World Internship in the Arts Information
Career in the Arts Internships (CAI) for arts and arts service organizations interested in providing internship opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

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Graduate & Professional Schools

GradSchools.com
The most comprehensive source of graduate school information.

Resources in Art History for Graduate Students
Interesting links to all sorts of Art History resources. About 1/3 of the way down is a listing of links to schools.

2007 Top 10 List
The top 10 ranked Art History programs in the country.

Architecture History Programs
Listing of programs specializing in Architectural History.

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Professional Associations

College Art Association
College Art Association includes among its members those who by vocation or avocation are concerned about and/or committed to the practice of art, teaching, and research of and about the visual arts and humanities.

Association for Art History
A group of art historians, museum professionals and art scholars.

American Association of Museums
American Association of Museum’s mission is to enhance the value of museums to their communities through leadership, advocacy, and service.

Society of Architectural History
An international organization dedicated to the study of historical buildings and architecture.

Yahoo.com listing of Professional Organizations
Lists organizations affiliated with Art History.

National Art Education Association
To promote art education through Professional Development, Service, Advancement of Knowledge, and Leadership. NAEA is a non-profit, educational organization.

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Job Listings

ArtCareer.net
Search jobs in all fields related to art.

Museum Employment Resource Center
Postings of various positions within museums from curator to administration.

Museum Jobs.com
Listing of jobs at museums, galleries, libraries and archives both in the US and internationally.

ArtStaffing.com
Listing of art and museum jobs concentrated in New York City.

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UCSB Resources

UCSB Library Arts Subject Homepage

History of Art and Architecture Departmental

Department of Art

Career Resource Room

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