Museum and Heritage Studies
After Graduation
Graduate Outcomes
The Museum and Heritage Studies major gives students foundational skills, knowledge, and hands-on experience applicable in any museum or collecting institution. Randolph College graduates have gone on to work in many museums and heritage-related fields, including positions with these institutions:
- Poplar Forest, Forest, VA
- George Marshall Museum, Lexington, VA
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
- The Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY
- Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, VA
- Telluride Historical Museum, Telluride, CO
- Amazement Square Children’s Museum, Lynchburg, VA
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
- Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center, Huntsville, AL
- National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
- Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA
- Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway
- National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.
- Hirschhorn Museum, Washington D.C.
- Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
- Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery at the Morris Cafritz Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C.
- Lynchburg Museum System, Lynchburg, VA
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
- Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
- Christies, London, England
- Babcock Gallery, New York, NY
- Fredericksburg Area Museum, Fredericksburg, VA
- Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, AL
- Historic Jamestowne, Jamestown, VA
- SEARCH, Inc. (Southeastern Archaeological Research)
Occupations of Interest to Museum and Heritage Studies Majors
- Digital Asset Manager
- Museum Registrar
- Collections Manager
- Historic House Collections and Furnishings Specialist
- Museum Technician
- Archival Digitization Specialist
- Educational Programming Coordinator
- Curator of Education/Director of Education
- Gallery Guide/Interpretive Guide/Museum Educator
- Historic Site Interpreter
- Display & Installation Specialist
- Art Handler
- Marketing Coordinator
- Museum Reference Librarian
- Research Biologist / Field Researcher
- Specimens Conservator / Taxidermist
- Community and Outreach Coordinator
- Fundraising, Grants & Development Coordinator
- Director of External Relations
- Operations Manager
- Archivist
- Historic Preservationist
- Conservator
- Museum Curator
- Curatorial Assistant
- Park Ranger
- Collections Research Specialist
- Collections Cataloguer
- Volunteer Coordinator
Advanced Study
Some careers in museum and heritage studies require advanced degrees. Graduate programs attended by recent graduates include:
- George Washington University
- University of Florida
- Washington University of St. Louis
- University of Chicago
- University of Virginia
- Virginia Commonwealth Univ.
- Ecole du Louvre, Paris, France
- San Diego State University
- City University of New York
- University of Bristol
