CURRENT VOLUNTEERS

Please keep track of your hours.

WHY VOLUNTEER WITH US?

Volunteering at the museum is a great way to use your knowledge, skills and talents to help New Mexico. For their service to the community, volunteers recieve the following benefits :

• Free admission to all museums and historic sites run by the Department of Cultural Affairs
• Invitations to exclusive events such as the annual Volunteer Appreciation Party, private curator-led tours and others
• 20% discount in the Museum Shop
• Special borrowing privelages at the Museum's Research Library
• Opportunity to learn about art and museum operations

Volunteering isn’t all work. It's is a great way to meet new people, make new friends and learn about art.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

If you are interested in volunteering at this museum, please fill out the Volunteer Application Form and we will be in touch soon.

Volunteers can help the Museum in several different ways, the most popular of which is our docent program.

Docent Program

Museum docents attend an 8-month training course and typically volunteer 100 hours to the museum annually.

Docents that have been trained by the Museum of Art offer tours:

• daily tours of the museum at 2PM
• walking tours of public art in downtown Santa Fe on Mondays at 10:00am, April-November (weather permitting); Fridays, 10 a.m. June-August
• tours of the museum to groups who schedule special tours

Docent Meriom Kastner next to R.C. Gorman's Seated Navajo Woman sculpture.

Other Opportunities

Volunteers may assist museum staff with conducting events, documenting our art collection, or other special projects. Please fill out the volunteer application form and we will assign you to an appropriate task.If you have questions about these or other volunteer opportunities, contact Chris Nail at 505-476-5075.