Volunteer

Are you a Wayne State student looking to gain some firsthand experience in a museum?

As a volunteer, you can work as a docent in our museum gallery, work in the museum lab, and assist with the archives and collections. For most volunteers, your time will be divided between monitoring the museum and working in the lab. Our docents answer guest questions and oftentimes work on homework and reading while guests view the gallery. In the museum lab, volunteers assist staff with ongoing projects and collections.

As a museum volunteer, you have the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the collections, learn about the exhibit, assist with projects, and gain firsthand experience in what goes on behind the scenes in museums.

If you're interested in volunteering please contact GrosscupMuseum@wayne.edu.

Some recent collections-based projects include:

• Photogrammetry of collection objects to create 3D models
• Documentation of uncatalogued comparative collections
• Environmental evaluation of collections rooms
• Documentation of incoming donations
• Assistance with rotating exhibit installation
• Digitization of archaeological site photos and slides