{"id":2638,"date":"2015-01-12T10:10:19","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T14:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/?p=2638"},"modified":"2015-01-08T18:13:05","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T22:13:05","slug":"discovering-a-major-art-history-and-museum-professions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/2015\/01\/12\/discovering-a-major-art-history-and-museum-professions\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering a Major: Art History and Museum Professions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Stephanie Zlotnick as told to Emily Bennett<\/em><\/p>\n

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I am entering my sixth semester at FIT. I was originally Fashion Merchandising Management, which I got my AAS in, and then I switched into Art History and Museum Professions for my Bachelors of Science degree. I actually did not know that FIT had this major until the middle of my freshman year. I knew coming here that they had an art history minor, so I thought that I would want to do that, but when I found out there was a Bachelors major for it I\u00a0 chose that instead since I fell in love with the classes.<\/p>\n

I had to take some art history classes in FMM for my liberal arts requirements and I just fell in love with them. I realized pretty quickly that I didn’t want to stay in FMM for all four years, so when I found out that there was an Art History major, I decided to switch into it. I really like that it’s a combination of art history classes and business classes, teaching us the ins and outs of museums. I also like that the classes are more focused on writing, which is something I missed in my FMM classes. Art History and Museum Professions really teaches us both about art history in a variety of concentrations and how museums run. Many of our classes involve the history and purpose of museums as well as the administrative and business aspects of museum management.<\/p>\n

Right now, I’m not completely sure what I want to do for my career in the end, but I really like the idea of doing special events or development in a museum. The degree is non-curatorial, but it prepares us for other departments within museums, like PR, development, education, special events, etc.<\/p>\n

This past summer, I interned for ArtsWestchester, a small non-profit organization in White Plains, NY that runs programs and events to promote arts throughout Westchester County. I worked in the Development department as a Special Events\/Fundraising intern, so I worked on planning an auction and gala to raise money for the organization.<\/p>\n

It’s a difficult decision, but I think the most interesting classes I have taken are “Modern Art” and “History and Meaning of Museum”. I learned so much from them about art history in general as well as how much art and museums depend on culture and vice versa.<\/p>\n

I think the most valuable thing I’ve learned at FIT is that it’s okay to not know exactly what you want right away. I came here thinking I would work in fashion, but when I didn’t love FMM as much as I thought I would, it was nice to know that I could switch my major to something I really wanted to learn more about, and it’s not wrong to want a change.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Find out more about the Art History and Museum Professions major (BS) here<\/a>!<\/div>\n
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by Stephanie Zlotnick as told to Emily Bennett   I am entering my sixth semester at FIT. I was originally Fashion Merchandising Management, which I got my AAS in, and then I switched into Art History and Museum Professions for my Bachelors of Science degree. I actually did not know that FIT had this major … <\/p>\n

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