Local History Museum Docent
ORGANIZATION: WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM INC
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Wrightsville Beach Museum is a small community history and culture museum located in the Wrightsville Beach Historic Square on the north side of Wrightsville Beach Park. The docent’s primary function is to greet visitors, give them a brief tour of the museum, try to answer their questions, and make them feel welcome.
The opportunity is open to anyone who would like to engage with their local community and learn about the history of Wrightsville Beach, but we are particularly interested in people with a background in history and students who would like to gain experience developing and supporting programming in a museum setting.
The Museum is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 am - 4 pm and on Sundays 1 pm - 4 pm. The Docent shifts are 10 am-1 pm and 1 pm-4 pm. Some of our Docents volunteer weekly, some bi-weekly, and some monthly.
We are happy to support high school and college students who have a service obligation as part of their education or activities. This is an amazing opportunity for students to fufill their service obligations while gaining professional experience and training in museum practices and nonprofit operations.
2 Shifts
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10:00 AM to 01:00 PM EST
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FULL
Museum open Thurs-Sun
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01:00 PM to 04:00 PM EST
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FULL
Museum open Thurs-Sun
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About WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM INC
Location:
PO BOX 584, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History is to collect, care for, exhibit, and interpret items that serve to illustrate the history of Wrightsville Beach. The museum’s collections contain items that best depict this history in terms of natural resources, exploration, settlement, trade, transportation, education, and cultural and social development.
Description
The Wrightsville Beach Museum of History is a non-profit institution governed by a board of Directors. Their purpose is to promote and advance the understanding and enjoyment of the history of Wrightsville Beach, helping the museum to educate and serve the community through exhibition and interpretation. The museum relies on memberships, donations, and fundraisers to fund its exhibits and programs. Museum volunteers perform valuable service and are essential to the life of the museum. We do not receive public funding. Annual public fundraisers include an Oyster Roast, Lumina Daze, Shrimperoo, and Jingle Bell 5K Run.
CAUSE AREAS
Arts & Culture,
Education & Literacy
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
This opportunity has 2 shifts
WHERE
303 West Salisbury StreetWrightsville Beach, NC 28480
(34.21667 ,-77.80312 )
DATE POSTED
March 3, 2025
SKILLS
- Exhibition Arts
- Arts Administration
- Curating
- Anthropology
- History
- Research
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 14
- Orientation or Training
- We have volunteers that take as few as one 4 hour shift a month, but we ideally would like to find some volunteers who are looking for a more stable time commitment.
- We accept volunteers ages 14-18 as docents who will work under the direct supervision of the Museum Director. Volunteers who are 18+ may occasionally be asked to work independently after completing their training period.