A docent is a teacher, tour guide and lecturer in a museum.
As a docent, your duties will include:
Presenting the museum’s collections
to visitors through guided tours
Bringing life to our heritage and history
by telling the stories of Maryland African Americans
Encouraging young audiences to explore
and discover, to think and to express themselves creatively.
Is there any special training required?
Docents are required to complete a 16 week course that includes
an overview on African American history, museum permanent
exhibition, tour guide techniques, and presentation skills.
In addition to the rigorous 16 week training program, docents
all participate in seminars that focus on museum emergency
procedures, customer service and ADA and diversity training.
When does the docent training begin?
Docent training classes are held September-January every year.
After completing training, we request that docents commit
to 4 hours a week and one year of service as a Reginald F.
Lewis Museum docent.
