What does ACHM mean in MANAGEMENT

Arts and Cultural Heritage Management is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on preserving, protecting, and promoting artistic works, cultural sites, and other cultural objects of significance. It is concerned with the preservation and promotion of both tangible and intangible heritage including art, culture, artifacts, monuments, archives, and landscapes.

Careers in this field include museum curatorship or management; conservation scientist; archivist; archaeologist; arts administrator; education specialist or educator; community development worker; tour guide/travel leader; public relations specialist; event planner/coordinator; artist manager and many others.

As an Arts and Cultural Heritage Manager your duties may include protecting artifacts from deterioration or destruction due to natural phenomena such as climate change or man-made activities such as construction work. You may also plan exhibitions for museums to showcase artifacts from different cultures. Other tasks might involve managing budgets for fund raising projects to preserve cultural heritage sites or communicate with other departments within a museum to coordinate educational programs.

To become successful in this field one should possess strong interpersonal communication skills including research ability along with organizational and project management experience. You should also have knowledge of relevant laws related to preservation such as copyright law or environmental protection laws. Additionally it’s important to have creativity because you will often be tasked with displaying exhibits that requires you to think outside the box.

Yes, most positions in this field require applicants to hold a degree in history, anthropology or art history at minimum. Advanced degrees such as master’s degrees in arts administration offer more specialized knowledge that make candidates more attractive hires.

Yes, there are several professional organizations related to this field such as the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), International Council of Museums (ICOM), National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP), International Center for the Study of Preservation & Restoration (ICSPR) etc.

Internships vary depending on where you choose them but could include anything from leading tours at museums or historic sites to participating on conservation teams alongside archaeologists or conservators.

Yes, online resources are abundant when it comes searching for projects related to cultural heritage management. These resources include professional blogs devoted exclusively to these types of topics like Preserve Digital Artifacts Project Blogspot or Preservation Network which provides information about digital conservation strategies.

Technology has had a major impact on how we manage our collective artistic past by providing us with tools that make it easier than ever before for us preserve our culture’s legacy such as digitization technologies which enable us store massive amounts data quickly efficiently digitally forever.