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3 people are interested
Help with our Events at Kirkland Museum!
ORGANIZATION: Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
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3 people are interested
Are you flexible, friendly and interested in supporting Kirkland Museum? We are recruiting volunteers for our new building at 1201 Bannock, opening early 2018.
Special Event Volunteers will assist the museum during our grand opening in 2018 and other museum events. This may include setting up, welcoming and helping orient guests as well as monitoring galleries. Volunteers are also needed for public events such as Doors Open Denver each April and Night at the Museums each November. Shifts available weekdays, weekends and evenings, 2-4 hours each. Volunteers commit to at least three shifts between February and April 2018. Event Volunteers are needed year-round and encouraged to continue with the museum after April 2018.
After completing an application, interview and background check, volunteers will receive training on the museum’s collection, discounts in the Museum Store and other benefits. Training for this position will occur in February 2018. Contact us for more information or fill out our online application on our website at www.kirklandmuseum.org.
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About Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
Location:
1201 Bannock, Denver, CO 80204, US
Mission Statement
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art is dedicated to enriching lives by presenting art and design in a unique and approachable way. The museum is rediscovering, documenting, collecting, preserving and exhibiting works from over 150 years, beginning in the mid-19th century, of Colorado’s distinguished art history, international decorative art and the works of Vance Kirkland (1904-1981). The museum serves the general public and scholars through exhibitions, the loan of works and public programs.
Description
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art, in Denver, Colorado, allows visitors to time travel through about 150 years of art. The evolving collections contain over 30,000 works by more than 1,500 artists and designers, with about 4,400 works on view. The three principal collections are all shown together in salon style:
- A celebrated international decorative art collection from the 1870s to the present with examples of every major design period from Arts & Crafts through Postmodern.
- A Colorado & regional art collection from 1845 to the present
- A retrospective of Colorado’s distinguished painter, Vance Kirkland (1904-1981)
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1201 BannockDenver, CO 80204
DATE POSTED
August 3, 2017
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Multi-Tasking
- Visual Arts
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Must be able to attend an orientation training in February 2018.