- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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19 people are interested
Be a Part of History - Volunteer at Pompeii: The Exhibition!
ORGANIZATION: Union Station Kansas City
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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19 people are interested
Pompeii: The Exhibition makes its North American premier at Kansas City’s historic Union Station. The exhibition examines the lives of residents of Pompeii before and after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius on August 24th, 79 A.D. Nearly 200 artifacts on loan from the collection of the Naples National Archaeological Museum will be displayed when the exhibition opens in November, ten of which will make their North American debut. Visitors to the exhibition will travel back in time to 79 A.D. when Pompeii bustled as a commercial port and strategic military and trading city. In a media-rich, object-based, immersive experience, they will learn how the people of Pompeii lived, loved, worked, worshipped and found entertainment.
Volunteer Positions vary. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to customer service, checking/ taking tickets, greeting and directing guests, maintaining a clean and safe environment, and educating and interacting with exhibit guests.
Weekly and Episodic Shifts Available:
- Monday - Thursday: 10am - 1:30pm; 1:30pm - 5pm
- Friday - Saturday: 10am - 1pm; 1pm - 4pm; 4pm - 7pm
- Sundays: 11am - 2pm; 2pm - 5pm -OR- 11am - 5pm
Orientation: there are two training sessions available at Union Station before the exhibit opens:
- Saturday November 12th, 12pm - 2pm
- Wednesday November 16th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
After the exhibit opens, all training will be done on an individual basis.
**Volunteers must go through orientation before they can work the exhibit.
If you are interested, please go to UnionStation.org/Volunteers, fill out an application, and note that you are interested in Pompeii!
For more information about Pompeii: The Exhibition, please visit UnionStation.org/pompeii/
Volunteer Benefits
We hope you will enjoy everything about your volunteer experience at Union Station. The services you give to our organization are critical to the success of our mission. Therefore, we try to make your experience as rewarding as possible. Here are some of the benefits we offer to volunteers:
- Free parking any time you volunteer at Union Station.
- You will receive the same discounts as Union Station staff members at the Science City and Kansas City stores, and all restaurants.
- Free membership!
- Invitation to various events, such as exhibit openings and volunteer recognition days.
- Volunteers may deduct from your taxes each year: meal costs, uniform costs and transportation expenses (in accordance with IRS regulations - See bulletin board in the Volunteer Office). The Volunteer Office will provide a list to each volunteer upon request that verifies the number of hours you volunteered that year.
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About Union Station Kansas City
Location:
30 west Pershing, Kansas City, MO 64108, US
Mission Statement
To be rcognized as the region's finest educational and cultural resource committed to the preservation and interpretation of Kansas City's regional history and the promotion of innovation, research and discovery in science and technology through the development of collections, exhibitions and other educational programs for all citizens of and visitors to the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area.
Description
Built in 1914, Union Station opens her arms with 850,000 square feet of amazing space that originally featured 900 rooms. In her prime as a working train station, she accommodated hundreds of thousands of passengers each year. During WWII, an estimated one million travelers - many of them soldiers -- passed through the Station. The North Waiting Room (now Sprint Festival Plaza) held 10,000 people and the complex included restaurants, a cigar store, barber shop, railroad offices, the nation's largest Railway Express Building (used for shipping freight and mail) as well as a powerhouse providing steam and power. So many stories of farewells, reunions and of day-to-day vibrancy still echo in her walls. Just listen . . .
Closed in the 1980s, our Station sat empty and neglected, narrowly escaping demolition on several occasions. Then, in 1996, a historic bi-state initiative was passed to fund the Station's renovation, which was completed in grand fashion in 1999.
Union Station is once again a majestic and desired destination for our surrounding communities. She is at once, magical, warm, casual, elegant, full of surprises and wise from experience but young at heart.
Union Station draws tourists from all over the world who marvel at her Grand Hall's 95-foot ceiling, three 3,500-pound chandeliers and the six-foot wide clock hanging in her central arch. She wakes up early and stays up late to host business meetings, recognition events, weddings and parties of all sorts. And that’s just the beginning . . .
Just as you could 100 years ago, you can still catch the train at Union Station's Amtrak Stop and head out across the country.
You'll also find a permanent rail exhibit called the KC Rail Experience, exhibit spaces for traveling exhibits produced by the Smithsonian, National Geographic and other international organizations, a Planetarium, an interactive science center Science City and a vibrant Theater District featuring Giant Screen Movies. Volunteer opportunities are associated with all areas of Union Station, as it is the volunteers that keep this grand building going.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
30 West PershingKansas City, MO 64108
DATE POSTED
October 28, 2016
SKILLS
- History
- Research
- People Skills
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Archeology
- General Education
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 15
- Orientation or Training