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Volunteer Opportunities

 

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers can contribute to The Phillips Collection by welcoming and informing the public, assisting the office staff, and educating children and families about the joy of seeing art. The Phillips Collection asks volunteers to make a one-year commitment.

Art information volunteers greet and welcome the public and provide information to visitors. Volunteers will learn about the history of The Phillips Collection, the permanent collection, special exhibitions, and other information necessary to assist the visitor. Volunteers serve a minimum of two shifts per month and are required to attend the fall and spring training sessions.

Departmental volunteers assist curatorial, development and other departments in the museum with assignments that range from research to clerical work, based on departmental requests for volunteers. These opportunities may be one-time, one-project, or ongoing. Departmental volunteers attend the same training sessions that art information volunteers attend. Specific training is on the job.

Volunteer children's docents help facilitate school programs at the museum. If you have a passion for helping students of all ages connect to art and a genuine curiosity for hearing the views and ideas of students, then we need you! Volunteer children's docents play an integral part in the museum and the local community by introducing kindergarten through 8th grade students to the works of art at the Phillips.

To volunteer, fill out the application form and send, e-mail, or fax it to:

Lisa Leinberger, Volunteer Coordinator
lleinberger@phillipscollection.org
202-387-2151 x222 |  Fax: 202-387-2436

Paul Klee, Land of Lemons, 1929. © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn .