▁for ▁Open ▁Museum ▁and ▁send ▁an ▁email ▁inqu iry . ▁Each ▁category ▁has ▁a ▁separate ▁j ury ▁and ▁a ▁rig orous ▁selection ▁process . ▁To ▁cur ate ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁artist , ▁the ▁applic ant ▁must ▁submit ▁a ▁res ume ▁and ▁sample ▁work . ▁To ▁cur ate ▁for ▁an ▁organization ▁( museum , ▁collect ive , ▁school ), ▁the ▁applic ant ▁must ▁demonstrate ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁connection ▁to ▁this ▁institution ▁and ▁his ▁authority ▁to ▁cur ate ▁on ▁its ▁beh alf . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁is ▁a ▁free ▁and ▁not - for - pro fit ▁service , ▁has ▁been ▁fund ed ▁exclus ively ▁through ▁the ▁gener os ity ▁of ▁our ▁don ors ▁and ▁the ▁free ▁el bow ▁gre ase ▁of ▁its ▁found ers . ▁In ▁the ▁future , ▁Open ▁Museum ▁also ▁hopes ▁to ▁raise ▁re venue ▁through ▁fe es ▁for ▁special ▁services , ▁spons or ships ▁and ▁gr ants . ▁Currently ▁Open ▁Museum ▁hosts ▁content ▁on ▁its ▁servers ▁free ▁of ▁charge ▁to ▁Open ▁Museum ▁users . ▁ ▁Open ▁Museum ▁is ▁a ▁collabor ative ▁project ▁between ▁Z ir g of lex ▁L 3 C ▁and ▁Her it ance , ▁a ▁ 5 0 1 c 3 ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁that ▁prom otes ▁open ▁museum ▁practices ▁world wide . ▁Z ir g of lex , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Verm ont ▁designated ▁low - pro fit ▁social ▁vent ures , ▁has ▁built ▁the ▁technology . ▁Her it ance , ▁also ▁based ▁in ▁Verm ont , ▁provides ▁the ▁Open ▁Museum ▁service ▁and ▁training ▁work sh