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3 people are interested
Come catalog historic artifacts!
ORGANIZATION: Landis Valley Museum
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3 people are interested
Curatorial Assistant: If you’re a person who is interested in antiques, has a depth of knowledge about a specific category or just loves to do deep dives into research, this is the department for you. Take a peek behind the curtain and work with our extensive museum collections, catalog items including visual descriptions and whatever other information you can find. You may also arrange collections in storage, help arrange exhibits and perform data entry.
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About Landis Valley Museum
Location:
2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster, PA 17601, US
Mission Statement
Landis Valley’s mission is to collect, preserve, and interpret Pennsylvania German Material culture from 1740 through 1940. We accomplish this through Collections, Education, our Farm program and the Heirloom Seed Project.
Description
The Landis Valley Museum (LVM) is a nationally significant living history museum that collects, conserves, exhibits and interprets Pennsylvania German culture, heritage and materials from a 200-year period (1740 to 1940). The LVM, which houses the largest collection of Pennsylvania German artifacts in the United States, presents authentic traditional farming activities and skilled craft demonstrations and provides visitors with a first-hand look at village and industrial life of Lancaster County through two centuries. Additionally, our sales department helps support our mission-based programs through sales of handmade items at the museum store, hosting crafting classes, rental of a few of our historic buildings, and special seasonal events. Over the years, volunteers have made their mark on nearly every aspect of Landis Valley Museum, and continue to make a huge impact. Our mission with volunteers is to provide a fun, safe and rewarding environment for people to contribute to our museum’s mission in an area of their interest. We offer many different ways you could use your personal talents to volunteer!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2451 Kissel Hill RoadLancaster, PA 17601
DATE POSTED
April 15, 2024
SKILLS
- Data Entry
- Curating
- History
- Research
- Basic Computer Skills
- Internet Research
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 17
- Orientation or Training
- You may determine the duration of each shift and how often you'd like to volunteer. The hours available are during our regular business hours. Just communicate with our curator about your scheduling needs, and we'll likely be able to work with you.
- Interest in some of the items in our extensive collection. Ability to describe in detail the visual appearance of items. Ability to use the internet and other resources to research items. Bonus point if you will enter items in the computer system.