When Columbia students talk about their future careers, some occupations are more popular than others. They often want to be doctors, lawyers, or policy makers when they grow up. Becoming a museum curator is a less frequent aspiration. However, just as CAVA, the Columbia Area Volunteer Ambulance, serves as an extracurricular training ground for the legions of pre-meds at Columbia, there are opportunities on campus that allow prospective curators, both undergraduate and graduate students, to discover whether or not museum work is right for them.
