Volunteer and Internship Opportunities

The National Museum of American Jewish Military History is seeking volunteers and interns in the following areas: Docent Program, Collections and Education and Outreach. Days and time of commitment are flexible. Benefits include honorary Museum membership, a copy of all exhibition catalogues, invitation to all exhibition openings, lectures and special events and the annual volunteer appreciation lunch.

Docent Program:

Volunteers are needed to lead pre-arranged group tours of the current museum exhibitions during Museum hours. Training will be provided. Useful abilities: Affinity for speaking to and dealing with the public. For further information on this program, please contact Mary Westley at mwestley@nmajmh.org.

Collections and Archives:

Volunteers and interns will assist the museum staff on a variety of projects related to the collections, archives, and exhibitions of the museum. Volunteers are needed for a variety of short term projects such as assisting with inventories or the creation of indices. The NMAJMH also has a collections internship program which is designed to provide research opportunities and practical, hands-on experience to students pursuing a graduate-level degree in museum studies, museum education, library / archival science, or public history. Duties to include assisting with photo-digitizing collections and incorporating images into collections database, re-housing collections, general object research, object care and maintenance, and cataloguing and processing artifacts. For further information on Collections Management or Archival internships, please contact Pamela Elbe, Collections Manager and Archivist at pelbe@nmajmh.org.

Education and Outreach:

Volunteers needed to assist in efforts to increase Museum attendance, school group tours and public recognition. Training will be provided. Useful experience: Marketing, education and development techniques. For further information on this program, please contact Mary Westley at mwestley@nmajmh.org.

Please visit Volunteer Match to see volunteering opportunities currently available at the NMAJMH.