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Each year, over 1,700 volunteers contribute time to the Museum. Their commitment greatly enhances the Museum's mission of providing high-value experiences to the community. We truly value each of our volunteers, and there is a place for you too. See the available positions below.

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• Expedition Health Exhibit Guide

  Exhibit Guides support the educational objectives in Expedition Health by working in teams to facilitate a variety of health and wellness activities for the visitors.  They work with Museum collections on touch carts, greet visitors and assist in our experiment area, Biology Base Camp.

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• Prehistoric Journey Exhibit Interpreter

  Enhance the visitor's experience in Prehistoric Journey  as they travel through time, beginning with Earth's birth and following through to the rise of the modern world, by working with visitors in the exhibit, facilitating a variety of dinosaur and fossil related touch carts, and leading school tours on occasion.

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• Arachnology (Spiders and their kin) Data Entry Assistant

  Provide technical support with the arachnid collections in the Zoology Department. Assist the curator with timely cataloging of new acquisitions, entering collections data into the computer database, and checking the accuracy of past data entries.

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Adult Application Instructions (applicants 18 and older)

To apply for any of the positions listed below, please complete our Adult Volunteer Application (PDF | 627KB) and mail to:

Volunteer Program
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO 80205-5798

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Please remember that volunteer placement is a selective process and not all applicants are accepted into the program. The Museum reserves the right to place volunteers in the area staff feels is best suited to the applicant's skills and the needs of the Museum. A minimum commitment of one year is required for all volunteer positions.

Family Volunteers

Many Museum volunteers are members of a family group volunteering together, making a critical contribution to the volunteer corps. Children six through 14 are welcome to volunteer as members of a family group, with a responsible adult who participates as a volunteer. Separate applications should be submitted for each individual, including the children. Adults 18 and older, please complete the  Adult Volunteer Application (PDF | 627KB). Youth between the ages of 6-14, please complete the Youth Volunteer Application (PDF | 627KB)

Please note: To view and print the form, Adobe Acrobat Reader is required. Visit Adobe's Web site to download the latest version of Acrobat Reader.

Youth Volunteer Application

Teen applicants must be between the ages of 14-17. Applicants must:

• Submit a Youth Volunteer Application (PDF | 627KB)
• Parent or Guardian must complete and sign the release of liability portion of the application and co-sign the application
• Attach a short essay (Essay topic: Why do you think volunteering is important and why do you want to volunteer at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science?)

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