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!

 

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BUS TRIP to the AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, New York City

Saturday, September 26, 2009
American Museum of Natural History, New York City

This fall we are running a second bus trip to the American Museum of Natural History for docents and volunteers. This trip will include a tour of the AMNH's two dinosaur halls by Yale Peabody Museum Educator Armand Morgan. The special exhibition Extreme Mammals: The Biggest, Smallest, and Most Amazing Mammals of All Time features specially created models of extinct creatures, videos, interactive displays, and live animals. Our AMNH Super-Saver tickets include museum admission, the Extreme Mammals exhibition, the Frogs: A Chorus of Colors special exhibition, and an IMAX^® film or planetarium show.

Lunch is on your own; there are three different areas at the AMNH that serve food.

The bus will leave the Yale parking lot at Humphrey Street & Whitney Avenue promptly at 8:00 a.m. and return by 6:00 p.m.

The cost is $65 per person, which includes bus transportation, driver’s tip and an AMNH Super-Saver ticket.

To reserve your space, contact the Volunteer Office at (203) 432-3731 or peabody.volunteers@yale.edu. Indicate how many tickets you need and in what category: senior (60+), student, adult, or child (4–11). Mail checks, payable to the Yale Peabody Museum, to Volunteer Office, Yale Peabody Museum, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118.

Direct questions about the trip to Dody Gall at (203) 288-6590 or dmgall@aol.com.

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Learn, Teach, Meet Fascinating People

Would you like to learn about dinosaurs and share your new knowledge with others?

We will train you to become a Museum instructor!

Interested and want to sign up?

Classes begin October 26, 2009
They will be held from 1:00-3:00pm on Mondays and Wednesdays for 4 weeks

For more information and to register contact the Volunteer Office at 203.432.3731 or peabody.volunteers@yale.edu. Only those interested in teaching should apply to become an instructor.

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
  

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

Or download and print an application to become a Yale Peabody Museum volunteer [PDF 216KB] and mail your completed form to the Volunteer Office. Parents of volunteers under 18 must complete a “Consent to Treatment” form [PDF 80KB]. I am sorry but we do not accept volunteers until they are 14 or over and in High School.

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