Who got the job

Assistant curator (large object collections), Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore Salary: undisclosed Advertised: MJ online September 2013

Interview by John Holt

1 March 2014

Jacob O'Sullivan

What attracted you to the post?

I thoroughly enjoy exploring aspects of folk life and folk culture. Most of my experience has been within folk museum environments.

What does the job entail?

I’m presently moving some 20,000 objects from our old store to the new collections facility, Am Fasgadh.

Other posts held

Site interpretation assistant, National Folk Museum, Isle of Man; visitor guide, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.

Qualifications

BA English, MA cultural heritage and museum studies.

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