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Volunteer Opportunities
Looking for a meaningful and rewarding way to make new friends and help the Museum at the same time? Become a Dallas Museum of Art volunteer! Some positions require specific training and experience. Membership in the Museum is a requirement for most volunteer positions. Click here to join the Museum. Get involved today!
Visitor Services Desk/Membership
The Visitor Services Desk is the gateway to the Museum. Volunteers greet visitors, answer questions, give directions, and sell exhibition tickets. Opportunities also exist for those interested in assisting with membership sales. For information, please contact Ginan Kalenik at gkalenik@DallasMuseumofArt.org.
Late Nights at the Dallas Museum of Art presented by Starbucks Coffee
The Dallas Museum of Art seeks volunteers with excellent people skills to assist with the award-winning series Late Nights at the Dallas Museum of Art presented by Starbucks Coffee. Late Nights occur the third Friday of each month from 6:00 p.m. to midnight and are free to the public with paid admission to the Museum. Visitors enjoy live music, tours of the collections, performances in the galleries, guided Starbucks Coffee tastings, and more. Volunteers greet visitors, distribute program schedules, check tickets, or work with children on craft projects. Each volunteer works a two-hour shift and can then enjoy the rest of the event free of charge. Volunteers must be able to stand on their feet for extended periods of time. Bilingual abilities are a plus but not required. For more information, please contact Betsy Lewis at publicprograms@DallasMuseumofArt.org or 214-922-1826.
Go van Gogh®
Go van Gogh® brings art programs to Dallas-area elementary students. Programs consist of thirty-minute slide presentations followed by thirty-minute art activities. Training takes place every Friday in September (from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) and once a month from October to April. Volunteers are asked to give programs two mornings a month during the school year. They travel by van with a Museum staff person to area schools. The Go van Gogh® program also participates in area festivals such as ArtFest, Cinco de Mayo, and Imagination Celebration. No training is required for these events and the time commitment depends on the particular festival. Please call 214-922-1230.
Docent Program
The desire to communicate the power of art to others is the main requirement to become a docent. After completing a yearlong training program consisting of lectures, gallery talks, and workshops led by Museum staff and outside experts, docents conduct weekly tours for groups of visitors ranging from elementary school students to international dignitaries.
We are not currently accepting applications for the Docent Program. Information will be posted on the Web site when recruitment for a new class begins. If you have questions about the Docent Program, contact Amy Wolf at awolf@DallasMuseumofArt.org or 214-922-1324.
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