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10 people are interested
Volunteer Tour Guide
ORGANIZATION: NICHOLS HOUSE MUSEUM INC
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10 people are interested
The Nichols House Museum welcomes volunteers to join the museum as weekday tour guides on a rolling basis, beginning in April 2019. Guides provide vital support to the museum by leading high-quality tours to diverse audiences and communities. Hours are flexible; training is required. Guides are responsible for coordinating their own transportation and parking.
Guides receive complimentary membership to the museum as well as free admission to educational programs (member pricing extended for special programs and events). There are also regular opportunities for outings to local museums and cultural organizations.
Applicants should be interested in history, architecture and decorative arts, inclusivity and social justice, and enjoy interacting with visitors of all ages. Guides typically commit to half or full-day shifts.
To apply, please send a brief email to Laura Cunningham at lcunningham@nicholshousemuseum.org, applicants will then be prompted to complete an application form.
The Nichols House Museum is located at 55 Mount Vernon Street in the Beacon Hill Neighborhood of Boston, zip code 02108.
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About NICHOLS HOUSE MUSEUM INC
Location:
55 MOUNT VERNON, BOSTON, MA 02108, US
Mission Statement
The Nichols House Museum preserves and interprets the 1804 Federal townhouse that was home to landscape gardener, suffragist and pacifist Rose Standish Nichols and her family. Their home and its original art and furnishings provide a glimpse into life on historic Beacon Hill from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. The museum educates and inspires the public through innovative programs, and it continues the conversation on the social concerns the Nichols family embraced that are still relevant today.
Description
The Nichols House Museum occupies an impressive four-story townhouse, one of the earliest Beacon Hill structures, constructed in 1804. In 1885, Dr. Arthur Nichols purchased the house for his wife and daughters. Their eldest daughter, Rose Standish Nichols, noted landscape architect, writer and suffragist, inherited the house. Miss Nichols owned and cared for the house from 1935 until her death in 1960. Since 1961 the Nichols House Museum has been open to the public as a historic house museum reflecting the domestic life of a typical family of Beacon Hill at the turn of the last century. The house is furnished with priceless possessions accumulated over several generations. The collection includes fine European and American wooden furniture from the 17th-19th centuries, ancestral portraits, Flemish tapestries, oriental rugs, European and Asian art, and works by America's foremost sculptor of the 19th century, Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
Open year-round, the Nichols House Museum welcomes a growing number of international and domestic guests. It provides an active schedule of lectures, programs, and special events for its membership and the community. The Nichols House welcomes a variety of educational groups for tours and programs.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Nichols House Museum55 Mount Vernon StreetBoston, MA 02108
DATE POSTED
March 20, 2019
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Public Speaking
- Critical Thinking
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Flexible
- Weekday availability