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The department of art and music offers a Master of Arts degree in museum professions to those interested in pursuing careers in museums and other cultural institutions. The 39-credit program is rooted in an understanding of art history and museum practices, yet offers a flexibility that permits students to choose separate tracks to fit their interests. In addition to the core courses required of all participants, there is a choice of concentrations: 1) museum education, 2) museum registration, 3) museum management and 4) Exhibition Development. The curriculum is enriched by yearly seminars abroad. The diversity of this offering is possible through cooperation with other graduate departments at Seton Hall University and through collaboration with museum professionals who serve as adjunct faculty or consultants. Visiting lecturers further enrich the curriculum.

Museums have become complex, multi-purpose organizations in the modern world. This program has been designed to meet the needs for professionally trained employees. Our student body is diverse in age, race and background; the students come from many states and countries. The relationship between professor and students is close. Hands-on experience and research play a serious role in these courses. The courses are offered in the evenings and sometimes on alternate Saturdays to accommodate those with full-time jobs. Job placement has been successful and impressive.
Set in a pleasant suburban village, Seton Hall is a 30-minute train ride away from New York City, with its wealth of museums and other cultural institutions. The 58-acre campus includes a new state-of-the-art library as well as a first-class fitness center. Although there is no on-campus graduate housing, most students find housing within walking distance from the university.
Where are Alumni of the program working?



Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC (Assistant Registrar)
African Art Museum, Tenafly, NJ (Textile Conservator)
Afro-American Historical Society, (Assistant)
Aljira, NJ (Associate Director of Development & Marketing, Development & Membership Coordinator)
Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN (Campaign Director)
American Craft Museum, NYC (Membership Manager)
American Heart Association, Heritage Affiliate, NYC (Campaign Coordinator)
Art Net.Com, NYC (African American & Folk Art Specialist)
Art Technology Group, Boston (Project Coordinator Manager)
Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (Gallery Coordinator)
Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso University, IN (Registrar)
Brucemore, Property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Cedar Rapids, IA (Program Director)
Bucks County Historical Museum, PA (Textile Restoration)
Children’s Museum of Manhattan, NYC (School Programs Educator, Manager of Public Programs & Visitor Services)
Christie’s Auction House, NYC (Registrar)
Citibank Art Advisory Service, NYC (Collections Manager)
Community Children’s Museum, Morristown, NJ (Program Coordinator)
Craftsman Farms Foundation, NJ (Administrative Assistant)
Dallas Museum of Art, TX (Assistant Registrar)
Depauw University (Assistant Curator, University Museum, Galleries and Collections)
Durnham Arts Council, Durnham, NC (Director of Development and External Affairs)
El Museo del Barrio, NYC (Education Department)
Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC (Assistant Textile Conservator)
Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, VT (Director of Education)
Frick Collection, NYC (Development Assistant)
Gilder Lehrman Collection at New-York Historical Society, NYC (Deputy Curator)
Glen Ridge Historical Society, NJ (Curator/ Archivist)
Glenmont, Edison National Historic Site, West Orange, NJ (Curator)
Green Gallery, NYC (Assistant to the Director)
Guggenheim Museum, NYC (Project Registrar)
Handweaving Museum and Arts Center, Clayton, NY (Assistant Director)
Historical Society of Princeton, Princeton, NJ (Registrar)
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY (Associate Manager for Museum Operations)
Huguenot Historical Society, NY (Assistant Curator)
Hunterdon Museum of Art, NJ (Director’s Assistant)
International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum, Newport, RI (Education and Outreach Coordinator)
Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, NYC (IPA/Director of Education)
J.P. Morgan (Associate Program Officer, Community Relations & Philanthropic Services)
Jersey City Museum, NJ (Curator of Education, Assistant Development Director, Assistant Registrar)
Jewish Community Center Metrowest, West Orange, NJ (Gallery Coordinator)
King Manor Museum, Jamaica, NY (Assistant Director)
KPMG, Washington, DC (Senior Analyst, specializing in art collection management and heritage assets)
L.A. Art Services, LLC, Dotham, AL (Registrar)
Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, IL (Collections Manager)
Maritime Museum of San Diego, CA (Collections Manager)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC (Administrative Assistant in Design & Lighting, Publications Department and Costume Dept.)
Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society, NJ (Staff)
Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ (Director of Education, Associate Registrar, Assist. Development Director, Development Assistant, Registrar)
Morris County Historical Society, Morristown, NJ (Director, Curator)
Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ (Registrar)
Morven Museum, Charlottesville, VA (Registrar)
Muscatine History and Industry Center, Muscatine, IA (Executive Director)
Museum of Arts and Design, NYC (Membership Manager)
Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, Madison, NJ (Director, Education Coordinator)
Museum of Jewish Heritage, NYC (Assistant Registrar, Assistant Museum Educator)
Museum of Modern Art, NYC (Assistant to the Deputy Director, External Affairs, Assistant to the Chief Curator, Dept. of Architecture and Design, Assistant Registrar, Senior Registrar Assistant)
Museum of the City of New York, NYC (Assistant Registrar)
National Air & Space Museum, Washington, D.C. (Tour & Reservations Supervisor)
National Canal Museum, Easton, PA (Curator of Exhibitions)
New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA (Community Cultural Programs Manager)
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, NJ (Manager of Foundation and Government Development)
New York City Police Museum, NYC (Director of Education)
Newark Museum, Newark, NJ (Assistant Registrar, Preparator, Assistant Preparator, Curatorial Administrative Assistant, Manager of Donor Relations, Coordinator of Professional Development, American Art Technician)
NJ Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Vietnam Era education Center, Holmdel, NJ (Collections Manager)
Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ (Executive Director) NY Council of the Arts (Team Associate)
Olana State Historic Site, Hudson, NY (Manager of Educational Initiatives)
Passaic County Cultural and Heritage Council, Paterson, NJ (Local Arts Outreach Coordinator)
Pew Charitable Trusts (Program Associate, Cultural Program)
Phippen Museum, Prescott, AZ (Education Coordinator)
Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ (Assistant Registrar for Collections)
Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, NJ (Executive Director)
Rubin Museum of Art, NYC (Assistant Registrar) September 11th Education Trust, Manasquan, NJ (Executive Director)
Studio Museum of Harlem, NYC (Education Department)
The John and Mabel Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL (Associate Director)
Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, NJ (Director/Curator)
Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC (Documentation Assistant)

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Current, potential, and graduated students of the Museum Professions Department at Seton Hall University.
Alumni: are you receiving Musings: Inspirations from the Hall to the Walls, our Alumni Newsletter? If not, be sure to email the Graduate Assistants at [email protected] and make sure they have your current contact information.
Potential Students: interested in learning more about the Museum Professions Department? Send an email to the Graduate Assistants at [email protected]. Include your name, phone number, email address, and home address, and we'll send you a packet of information about the program and a brochure. Have you already done that and still have questions? Send us an email, and we'd be glad to answer any of your questions!
Current Students: check our blog for updates about the program. Many of these updates will also be sent out by the Graduate Assistants or through the MAMP listserv!
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My Blog

Summer and Fall 2009 Course Schedule

SUMMER 2009 AVAILABLE COURSES in ARMS Course #                  Title                         ..  Instructor                                         ARMS 6608 SP         Berlin                    ...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:29:00 GMT

"Tony Smith: Sowing the Seeds of Space"

Seton Hall Universitys MA Program in Museum Professionsand theTony Smith Sculpture Project       An Initiative of the Lennie Pierro Memorial Arts FoundationPresent"Tony Smith: Sowing the Seeds of Spa...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:05:00 GMT

Art Loss Registers Visit to Seton Hall

On Tuesday April 22, the MAMP Museum Registration II class hosted two guest speakers from the Art Loss Register (ALR), Erin Culbreth, art historian, and Chris Marinello, executive director and grand c...
Posted by on Thu, 29 May 2008 07:59:00 GMT

Fall 2008 Course Schedule

The following courses are available to Museum Professions students for the fall 2008 semester:Museum Technologies (Jurgen Heinrichs)History and Theory (Petra Chu)Museum Exhibitions A to Z (Janet Marst...
Posted by on Thu, 29 May 2008 07:55:00 GMT

Update on Seton Hall’s New Initiative, the Institute of Museum Ethics

Dr. Janet Marstine, a faculty member of the MA Program in Museum Professions, is the founder and director of Seton Hall's new Institute of Museum Ethics.       The Institute o...
Posted by on Thu, 29 May 2008 07:52:00 GMT

Update from Petra Chu, Director of MA Program in Museum Professions

Dr. Chu will return from sabbatical this summer.  Welcome back Petra! Recently, while attending the AAM meeting in Denver, I ran into several alumni, including Dejáy Byrd Duckett, Associate Direc...
Posted by on Thu, 29 May 2008 07:50:00 GMT

Spring 2008 Theses Topics

Seton Hall Theses are available online.  Visit http://domapp01.shu.edu/depts/uc/apps/libraryindex.nsf/mento rthesis?OpenForm&Start=1&Count=1000 to browse theses from previous semester...
Posted by on Thu, 29 May 2008 07:46:00 GMT

End of Spring Semester

The end of the Spring 2008 semester is almost here.  Only three more classes will meet before the end of the semester.  This summer, many of our students will take part in museum internshi...
Posted by on Thu, 01 May 2008 09:53:00 GMT

REMINDER: Art Loss Register to present at Seton Hall

On Tuesday, April 22 at 6:30 PM, Seton Hall University's Graduate Program in Museum Professions will host Chris Marinello and Erin Culbreth of the Art Loss Register.  This presentation is schedul...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:54:00 GMT

Check out this event: David Carrier at Seton Hall

Hosted By: Museum Professions Seton HallWhen: Thursday Mar 06, 2008 at 7:30 PMWhere: Seton Hall University, Walsh Gallery, Beck Room400 South Orange Ave.South Orange, New Jersey|31 07079United StatesD...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:36:00 GMT