Archive of Julia Wolkoff

Julia has written 3 article(s) for AFC.

Posts by author:

Julia Wolkoff

Five Jobs: Museum Edition

by Julia Wolkoff on August 16, 2013
Thumbnail image for Five Jobs: Museum Edition

Last week AFC brought you Five Jobs: Gallery Edition. This week we go institutional with full and part-time positions in NYC museums. From retail to education to curation, museums offer a myriad of different opportunities and they usually come with health benefits. Good. Take your pick.

Read the full article →

Museums Are Cool, Too: 16 Shows to See This Summer

by Julia Wolkoff on July 18, 2013
Thumbnail image for Museums Are Cool, Too: 16 Shows to See This Summer

Summer is here, and it’s hot. If going to the beach sounds painful, we’ve got a suggestion: museums. Thankfully, the air conditioned galleries of New York’s museums have plenty of worthwhile shows to check out. (Just don’t try to go to the rooftop gallery at the Met; they’ve closed that today due to the heat.) Below, we’ve rounded up a whopping list of 16 fantastic museum shows we’re going to check out.

Read the full article →

At 80, Populist Arts Advocate John Hightower Passes Away, Leaving New York with a Funding Legacy

by Julia Wolkoff on July 16, 2013
Thumbnail image for At 80, Populist Arts Advocate John Hightower Passes Away, Leaving New York with a Funding Legacy

John Hightower passed away on July 6th, at the age of 80. He will be remembered as a tough-as-nails, populist administrator who changed the course of state funding for the arts, served as MoMA’s director during a time of social upheaval, and invigorated the South Seaport Museum.

Read the full article →