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17 people are interested
Front Desk Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design
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17 people are interested
The Branch Museum is seeking volunteers to help at our front desk to welcome visitors to our facility and assist with administrative duties. Typical tasks may include:
- Greeting visitors
- Answering phones
- Collecting admission fees
- Answering visitor questions in person, by phone, or by email
- Sorting mail and accepting deliveries
- Assisting with light office duties such as copying, printing, preparing mailings
This opportunity is not open to volunteers under 18 years of age.
Volunteers must be able to negotiate short flights of stairs.
2 Shifts
- morning / 09:00 AM to 11:45 AM
- afternoon / 12:00 PM to 04:45 PM
- NONE OF THESE TIMES WORK FOR ME, BUT I CAN STILL HELP
More opportunities with The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design
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About The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design
Location:
2501 Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220, US
Mission Statement
The Branch elevates awareness of the transformative power of architecture and design.
Description
Architect John Russell Pope’s Tudor-Revival design for prominent financier John Kerr Branch resulted in a 27,000-square-foot residence featuring eleven levels; a chapel-like studio; and fireproofing by means of concrete floors and masonry walls. With its long gallery, great hall, commodious library and dining room on the main floor, the house, completed in 1919, provided ample space for displaying the Branches’ extensive collection of European tapestries, textiles, and furnishings.
Pope also designed the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, the National Archives, and the West Wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., as well as Richmond’s Broad Street Station (now the Science Museum of Virginia). His residence for the Branch family is the only individual Monument Avenue building listed on the National Register of Historic Places and awarded landmark status by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the City of Richmond.
In 2003, the Virginia Center for Architecture Foundation purchased the landmark Tudor-Revival mansion designed by John Russell Pope, one of America’s major architects. This museum on Monument Avenue, serving the Commonwealth, expands exponentially the Foundation’s ability to provide exhibitions and programs to educate and entertain Virginians and visitors, and transforms it from its beginnings as a scholarship fund to a public cultural institution.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design2501 Monument AvenueRichmond, VA 23220
DATE POSTED
January 28, 2021
SKILLS
- Office Reception
- Administrative Support
- Customer Service
- Data Entry
- People Skills
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- The front desk is staffed in four hour shifts: 9 am - 1 pm and 1 pm to 5 pm Monday through Friday. Volunteers must commit to a minimum of 4 shifts per month. We are looking for volunteers who can work Thursdays.
- Must be able to negotiate short flights of stairs. Must be able to understand and communicate the English language verbally and in writing.