For Immediate Release: February 16, 2006
Further information: Brent Carney (617) 514-1662, Brent.Carney@JFKLFoundation.org
Boston, MA – Today the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum announced plans to launch a volunteer museum docent program . When the program launches this spring, visitors will be met by docents who will help guide them through the Museum’s 25 multimedia exhibits and period settings. Docents will lead Museum tours, give gallery talks and present hands-on activities to children, adults and school groups.
Applications from enthusiastic individuals interested in history and working with the public who wish to join the docent program are now being accepted. Weekday and weekend shifts are available and training is provided. Applicants to the docent program must be 21 years of age or older and be able to attend required training sessions. Experience or education in history, political science, or teaching is helpful, but is not required. For an application or additional information, please call 617-514-1545 or email Katherine.Farrior@nara.gov.
The Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with the exceptions of Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day. The Library is located in the Dorchester section of Boston, off Morrissey Boulevard, next to the campus of the University of Massachusetts/Boston. Parking is free. There is free shuttle-service from the JFK/UMass T Stop on the Red Line. The Museum is fully handicapped accessible. For more information, call (866) JFK-1960.
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is a presidential library administered by the National Archives and Records Administration and supported, in part, by the Kennedy Library Foundation, a non-profit organization.