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3 people are interested
Gallery Interpreter
ORGANIZATION: Harbor History Museum
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3 people are interested
Gallery Interpreter provides the human connection between the visitor and the artifacts, text panels, photographs, and hands-on interactives. Gallery Interpreters bring our earliest residents to life by telling the personal stories of the people who lived on the peninsula.
Requirements
Have knowledge of or be open to learning the history of the area. This will involve reading "An Excellent Little Bay & Excellent Little Bay II, the History of the Gig Harbor Peninsula" by Jerry Eckrom. Various other online and on-site resources are available to supplement this information. During training, Gallery Interpreters will learn stories about individual settlers to share with visitors and tour groups (scheduled and impromptu).
Must be comfortable engaging with museum guests and leading tours of the galleries and Midway Schoolhouse.
The ability to interact with diverse groups such as children, adults, staff, and volunteers.
During quiet gallery times, docents can increase their knowledge by using the resource room files. This not only improves his/her own knowledge, but also provides the knowledge to promote the resource room services to visitors interested in learning more about our history on their own. Gallery Interpreters are encouraged to find stories from the research files to add to those already provided and to share with fellow Gallery Interpreters.
More opportunities with Harbor History Museum
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Harbor History Museum
Location:
4121 HARBORVIEW DR, GIG HARBOR, WA 98332, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to create opportunities to experience the history of the Gig Harbor Peninsula. We do this by collecting, preserving and sharing this area's history. Our vision is to be the cornerstone providing a sense of identity for our community.
Description
We provide our community and visitors with a journey through the history of the Gig Harbor Peninsula. The museum contains: permanent exhibit galleries, a Special Exhibitions Gallery with 4-5 changing exhibits each year, a restored 1893 one-room schoolhouse, a 65-foot purse seine fishing vessel, and the first Thunderbird sailboat ever built. The museum has a resource room and gift shop. A dedicated collections storage area provides safe and secure permanent storage for our permanent collection.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Harbor History Museum4121 Harborview DR.Gig Harbor, WA 98332
DATE POSTED
January 5, 2018
SKILLS
- History
- Exhibition Arts
- Teaching / Instruction
- People Skills
- Public Speaking
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 2-3 hours a shift.