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23 people are interested
Museum Docent
ORGANIZATION: MENNELLO MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART FRIENDS INC
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23 people are interested
Train to give exciting, and fun tours around the museum for everyone from school aged groups to seniors!
The position of Docent within the Mennello Museum of American Art supports our staff by means of facilitating guided tours, which serve to strengthen visitor engagement in the arts, reinforce community experience, and expand educational outreach. Docents are colleagues of the museum staff and agents of education within our community. As ambassadors of the Mennello Museum of American Art, docents successfully support the Museum’s most essential activities to expand and strengthen our mission and vision.
Dynamically guide groups (~25 individuals) through one or more of our permanent or travelling exhibition galleries as well as our sculpture garden
Engage with viewers to experience art by employing active discussion and exciting visuals
Lead small scale art projects associated with aspects of artistic techniques, subjects, or media
Follow tour philosophy, logistics, and methodologies
Ability to prioritize as well as modify dialogs and activities for diverse groups of people
Minimum of 16 years of age
Great oral communication skills
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About MENNELLO MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART FRIENDS INC
Location:
900 E PRINCETON ST, ORLANDO, FL 32803, US
Mission Statement
The Mennello Museum of American Art endeavors to preserve, exhibit, and interpret our outstanding permanent collection of paintings by Earl Cunningham. The Mennello Museum of American Art also seeks to enrich the public through temporary exhibitions, programs, educational initiatives, and publications that celebrate other outstanding traditional and contemporary American art and artists across a broad range of disciplines to reflect the rich diversity of American art, while making it accessible to all. The Museum also shares extraordinary works of American art donated by our founders, the Honorable Marilyn Logsdon Mennello and Michael A. Mennello.
Description
The vision of the Mennello Museum of American Art is to be a distinguished and thriving institution that will build on its City of Orlando base of support through strong board and community relationships resulting in an improved operating environment and a reputation for being a local and national treasure.
In November 1998, The Mennello Museum of American Art was established to preserve, exhibit and interpret the permanent collection of Earl Cunningham paintings. The museum also offers the public special exhibitions, publications and programs celebrating other traditional and contemporary American artists.
Owned and operated by the City of Orlando, the museum is housed in what was once the private home of Howard Phillips, son of local philanthropist Dr. Philip Phillips. It uses its multiple gallery spaces, four intimate rooms, to showcase changing exhibitions featuring American art of all genres and time periods, including original and traveling shows.
The Marilyn L. Mennello Sculpture Garden is always open to the public and is most recognized for the 350-year-plus sprawling live oak tree draped with Spanish moss that is called "The Mayor." Numerous sculptures can be found in the surrounding Old Florida landscape and walking paths, which merge into the larger Orlando Urban Trail for over 4000 acres of enjoyment of art and nature.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
900 East Princeton StreetOrlando, FL 32803
DATE POSTED
April 24, 2017
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Teaching / Instruction
- Translation
- Public Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Visual Arts
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- Minimum 2 hours, flexible
- Application and Interview