our alumni
Students graduate from CGP and pursue careers in a variety of areas in the museum field. The breadth and depth of a CGP education is reflected in the positions held by alumni and the varied organizations they work for. Alumni around the world work as curators, directors, educator, marketers, development officers, registrars, human resource specialists, designers, and museum consultants in both the nonprofit and for profit sectors.
Graduates hold positions in large cultural institutions such as the McCord Museum in Montreal, the Chicago Historical Society, the Birmingham Museum of Art, The Henry Ford, The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, and the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle, and in small museums and historic houses and sites throughout the country like Mount Vernon, and Olana and Johnson Hall State Historic Sites. Other alumni contribute to the field through their work in corporate organizations like Art Guild, an exhibit fabrication company.
Our graduates also serve as board members of community groups, museums and professional service organizations. More than 750 alumni make a difference in communities across the country.