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Guides for Student and Youth Programs [Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA]

Guides for Student and Youth Programs [Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA]

Guides for Student and Youth Programs Description: Peabody Essex Museum Guides for Student and Youth Programs are volunteer docents who support the PEM mission by engaging groups of students, teachers, and community educators in curriculum-based interactive explorations of art, culture, and ideas. PEM Guides for 

Guides for Gallery Hangouts [Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA]

Guides for Gallery Hangouts [Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA]

Guides for Gallery Hangouts Description: Peabody Essex Museum Guides for Gallery Hangouts are volunteer docents who host drop-in programs throughout the museum, with a special focus on family groups made up of multiple generations. Gallery hangouts are “pop-up” programs offered for up to two hours 

“Castle of Nightmares” Volunteer [Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester, MA]

“Castle of Nightmares” Volunteer [Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester, MA]

Volunteers Needed

Description:
The “Castle of Nightmares”, a unique haunted tours event at Hammond Castle Museum, is looking for volunteers! Have you always wanted to haunt a real castle? We’ll be happy to help you obtain community service credit for your participation, which supports the historic, nonprofit Hammond Castle Museum. Looks great on resumes and applications! Meet new people, and scare them.Two volunteer meetings are scheduled so far, on Sept 23 and Oct 6, each at 6pm. The show is on Fridays and Saturdays, October 16-17, 23-24, and 30. We start preparing by 6pm and run until at least 11pm. Hammond Castle Museum is at 80 Hesperus Ave in Gloucester.
Qualifications:
No experience is necessary, everyone is welcome!
How To Apply:
Join us at one of our orientation meetings to learn more, and experience the Castle after dark. Contact info@hauntcastle.com with questions or for updates. Check out our Facebook page.
Apply by:
October 25, 2015

 

Interpreting Hidden Black Lives: A Conversation with Actress Tammy Denease

Interpreting Hidden Black Lives: A Conversation with Actress Tammy Denease

On Thursday, October 1, the Royall House & Slave Quarters is having an event at Tufts featuring a living history interpreter. Actress Tammy Denease will be performing a narrative inspired by the life of Belinda Sutton, a woman enslaved by the Royall family who later 

Jumbo Perks: Lynda.com

Jumbo Perks: Lynda.com

For years Tufts Technology Services held a small number of monthly licenses to Lynda.com—an encyclopedic self-paced digital learning library. Now the entire Tufts community has unlimited access to this robust technical training library with just their Tufts username and password. One of my favorite things 

Professional Development Opportunity: Sustainability in Museums and the Role of the Museum Educator

Professional Development Opportunity: Sustainability in Museums and the Role of the Museum Educator

Next Thursday, October 1, the Greater Boston Museum Educators Roundtable (GBMER) is hosting a “working lunch” at the Concord Museum to talk about green practices in museums and how educators can get involved in the topic. The discussion will be led by Sarah Sutton, author of The Green Museum and Environmental Sustainability at Historic Sites and Museums.

The program will run from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, and requires an RSVP. For more information, check out the graphic below from the GBMER, or check out their facebook page. 

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