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15 people are interested
Share your knowledge! Become a Docent at the Historic Mission Inn!
ORGANIZATION: Mission Inn Foundation and Museum
Please visit the new page to apply.
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15 people are interested
If you enjoy learning about local history, interacting with others from all over the world, and are fascinated by the National Historic Landmark Mission Inn Hotel, we encourage you to apply to the Mission Inn Foundation 2018-2019 Docent Training Program for volunteer docents.
- We are accepting applications for the 2018-19 training program through July 31. Docent Training begins September 2018 to and concludes with graduation April 2019.
- Classes meet on Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. at the hotel.
- Classes consist of lectures, videos, hotel tours, and discussions.
- Topics include the history of the Mission Inn, Riverside, and Southern California, in addition to classes on customer service, teaching styles, and working with adult and child audiences.
- Content includes many interesting stories and facts about the owner and founder, the Mission Inn’s collections, famous visitors, and movies made at the hotel.
- Art, artifacts, and architecture of the Mission Inn are showcased.
- Classes end in late April with a formal graduation ceremony.
- New docents are expected to lead or to assist in four tours a month for two years after graduation after which they may conduct as few as one tour a month.
For information on becoming a docent call the Mission Inn Foundation at 951-781-8241. Those who are fluent in a second language or American Sign Language are particularly needed.
Visit our website for more information and to apply: http://missioninnmuseum.org/join/volunteer/ or call 788-9556. Applications are due July 31, 2018.
More opportunities with Mission Inn Foundation and Museum
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Mission Inn Foundation and Museum
Location:
3696 MAIN ST, RIVERSIDE, CA 92501, US
Mission Statement
The Mission Inn Foundation preserves, interprets, and promotes the cultural heritage of the Mission Inn, Riverside, and the surrounding southern California communities through its museum services, educational programs, and outreach activities.
Description
The Mission Inn Foundation was incorporated in 1976 to assist in the preservation and restoration of the Mission Inn, and originally, to manage the hotel during ownership by the City of Riverside's Redevelopment Agency. The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa is now privately owned by Duane and Kelly Roberts, and the Foundation has a unique role of operating a non-profit museum within a for-profit hotel. The Mission Inn Museum, operated by the Mission Inn Foundation, was opened in 1993, simultaneous with the reopening of the Mission Inn after seven years of extensive renovations. In addition to the museum, the Mission Inn Foundation interprets the history and significance of the Mission Inn through daily hotel tours, monthly public programs and special events, the Hands On History educational initiative, and the continued stewardship of the hotel's expansive art, artifact, and archival collections.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Mission Inn Museum3696 Main StreetRiverside, CA 92501
DATE POSTED
April 3, 2018
SKILLS
- Public Speaking
- Adult Education
- Customer Service
- Research
- History
- People Skills
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 8-10 hours/month
- Ability to stand for long periods of time and manuever through a historic building.