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Docents-in-training listen while former Education Coordinator Jim Hakala explains the Museum's docent program |
Meet new friends and help the Museum grow by volunteering your time and energies! The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History utilizes more than 50 volunteers. More than 75% of the volunteers work with the public directly. They help to organize events, teach school children, conduct tours of the Museum, and work behind the scenes in the Museum's collections. We are grateful for all of the time that our volunteers dedicate to the Museum and to the energy that they provide to make the Museum an exciting place to learn and explore.
Many volunteers are from the Denver-Boulder area. Serving as volunteers is their way to get involved in a meaningful way with an institution whose goals they support. The Museum's volunteers are from diverse backgrounds, have varied levels of education, and are all ages. They are all committed to life-long learning, the natural environment, and the humanities.
A volunteer is expected to provide a regular commitment of time, ranging from just a few hours a month to several days per week. The Museum is open to the public seven days a week, and volunteers are utilized at all times.
Opportunities for volunteers are always changing depending upon the needs of the museum.
If you would like to donate your time to the Museum, please fill out our Volunteer Application.
Current Volunteer Positions Available
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Docent (Tour Guide) |
Get Involved with Your Local Museum - Become a Museum Docent (Tour Guide)!
Use your enthusiasm and knowledge to engage students and families who visit the Museum. Join our docent-training program and explore the wonders of paleontology and Navajo textiles—the focus of our fall training cycle! CU faculty, staff, and museum objects will be your guides on this exciting journey.
Two class sessions are available, Wednesdays from 6:00-8:30pm and Thursdays from 9:00-11:30am. Choose the one that is right for your schedule. Classes for docents are free, begin September 30th/October 1st, and run through the first week of December, 2009.
Join our Volunteer Open House on September 23, 2009, from 4:00-6:00pm to learn more about the program and meet other docents and volunteers. Food and drink will be provided.
Please click on any of the below for more information:
Museum Docent Job Description
Volunteer Application
Do you know anyone who would like be involved? Help spread the word--download a flyer for the Museum Docent Program.
For more information, please email (museumed@colorado.edu) or call 303-492-1666. |
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