Be a Yale Peabody Museum Volunteer

Volunteers
are vital
to the success
of the Yale
Peabody Museum…

— if you have skills,
background or
interests to share,
the Museum
welcomes you!

 

Interested in Volunteering?

• Helping out in the Discovery Room
• Assisting in the Peabody collections
• Teaching as a docent
  for the Public Education Department
• Showing the Museum’s
  Fossil Cart to visitors
  
• Become a Peabody On the Road docent

Weekend volunteer opportunities include:

• Helping at special events
  and family programs
• Giving Highlights Tours on weekends
• Showing the Museum’s
  Fossil Cart to visitors
  
• Become a Peabody On the Road docent
  

Volunteers may be elected to the Peabody Museum Associates Council

It’s a great way to reach out to the community, meet friends and help with scientific research. It’s fun and fascinating! Hours are flexible.

Volunteers receive:

• FREE admission to the Museum
• A subscription to the Explorer membership newsletter
• You are invited to attend any lectures sponsored by the Museum
• You will also enjoy a 10% discount at the Museum Store.
  

No prior museum experience is expected. Training will be provided for all volunteers in departments throughout the Museum.

For information on how you can become a Yale Peabody Museum volunteer, contact:



Jennifer Briggs
Volunteer Coordinator
203.432.3731
Fax 203.432.9816
peabody.volunteers@yale.edu

You can either download the application and then send it back as an attachment to peabody.volunteers@yale.edu
Or download, print and mail your completed form to the Volunteer Office.

• Volunteer Application Form PDF [121KB]
• Volunteer Application Form Word Document [907KB]

Parents of volunteers under 18 must complete a “Consent to Treatment” form. I am sorry but we do not accept volunteers until they are 14 or over and in High School.

• Parental Consent Form PDF [85KB]
• Parental Consent Form Word Document [87KB]

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***Note: To fill out and save the PDFs with volunteer information, you must have Adobe Acrobat Professional.

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