Volunteer Program Information

Docent Program

The Florence Museum involves volunteers to participate in dynamic and engaging opportunities such as providing customer service, supporting administrative tasks, working with specific audiences, facilitating art experiences leading tours of the permanent collections and special exhibitions for school, public and private audiences and more.

Prospective volunteers should be passionate about art, natural sciences and/or history, enjoy interacting with the public, and be able to make a six-month commitment to a weekly, or every-other-week schedule. Required orientation provided by Florence Museum staff.

An application for the next docent training class can be picked up at the museum. This class will meet on Sunday, September 26 at 3:00 P.M. and is specifically designed to train docents to tour K–12 school-age audiences. To request an application, please contact the museum.

Visitor Services

Ensure that all visitors have a positive and enjoyable experience. Greet and welcome guests, check coats and belongings, and assist museum visitors. Requires a warm, professional public presence and customer-service orientation, and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with staff, volunteers and visitors, ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 10 pounds. Training provided. Minimum of two shifts per month: 10 am–1:30 pm or 1:30–5 pm Wednesdays–Sundays.