Museum Documentation Assistant

I think it is fair to say that museums are a very popular field for people to want to work in. They attract individuals with interests in history, art or archaeology, who want to work with rare and interesting objects and share their interest with a wider audience, either through traditional roles in the curatorial side of museum work, or through interpretation, education and exhibition design. The work can be varied, stimulating and rewarding, and very satisfying, and it is easy to appreciate why so many people want to get involved in it. However, there are downsides; the work is very low paid (even by public sector standards), and there is huge competition ...