Volunteer Positions

Exhibit Docents & Wildlife Interpreters
Interact with the general public and school groups as you explain exhibits and work at an activities table. Assist in outdoors programs sharing information about various habitats at Lichterman Nature Center.

Discovery Room Attendants
Interact with visitors in a hands-on exhibits related to current IMAX® features.

Guest Service Representatives
Serve the public by staffing the Information Desk in the Pink Palace Museum lobby or at Lichterman Nature Center. Greet and assist guests and school groups.

IMAX Theater Hosts or Planetarium Assistants
Help IMAX® or Planetarium staff guide and seat guests and maintain the theater and lobby area.

Gardening Volunteers
"Green Thumbs" needed for the greenhouse and demonstration beds at Lichterman Nature Center and the vintage garden at Magevney House.

Program Assistants
Assist Education Department staff with hands-on programs and events for children and families.

Special Event Volunteers
Assist at opening parties, exhibit galas, and special programs. Help in various booths at the annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair, Lichterman Nature Center Plant Sale or Earth Fest.

Clerical Volunteers
Work in different departments of the Pink Palace, at Lichterman Nature Center or at the historic homes, assisting in a variety of office-related tasks including: mailings, data entry, copying or typing educational materials.

Friends of the Pink Palace
Share your expertise in crafts, fund-raising, publicity, community connections, auctions, etc. to plan and organize the Crafts Fair or another special event for the museum.  You can also develop skills as a “worker-bee” serving on one of the event planning committees.

Fossil Preparators
Work in the Collections Department to prepare and clean fossils.

WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU!

VOLUNTEERS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF OUR FAMILY OF MUSEUMS.

There is a wide variety of opportunities depending on your time and interest. Benefits for volunteering include training for the position you choose, invitations to special preview parties, including Crew Training International IMAX® Theater previews, a discount at the System's Museum Shops, and more.

Please call 320-6438 or email diane.mckinna@memphistn.gov for further information.