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You don't necessarily need to go to college to go into this. If you're interested in museums then something like classics, archaeology or Art history might be useful. However, if you're more interested in owning your own antique shop, say, you might be better to get experience working in the field, and college might be a bit of a waste of time.
Museum Studies or History of Art?
Why go to college.Go to a local sales room and get experience of the trade first hand.Talk to traders and pick there brains on how to get started!
History and english
history and art?
Art History
Videos of the Antiques Road Show. You can do that after you get out of bed and just before Richard and Judy starts.
I did a degree in the history of design (it was 20 years ago and there was a few unis offering it then, don't know if anyone still does this course) and it was an excellent grounding in design, covering architecture, interiors, fabric, fashion etc, from the middle ages to the present day. Something like that would certainly give you a good start in understanding where things fit into design history.
Why not speak to a local auction house?
They will put you in the picture and may even offer practical advice by taking you on part time, who knows.
I have heard that Eric Knowles, a famous antiques expert started as a porter in an auction house and he is now a director of a major auction house as well as a TV antiques expert.
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