Volunteering at the Black History Museum

Share your skills, enthusiasm and time by volunteering at the Black History Museum. Some volunteer activities may take place at other locations such as Freedom House Museum and the African American Heritage Park.
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Volunteering at the Black History Museum

If you can help us with any of the activities listed below, please indicate your preferences on the Volunteer Application.  

Volunteer Opportunities

Some of the listed activities are not always available. If we can not meet your needs right away for a rewarding volunteer experience, you may want to consider volunteering at another Alexandria museum. And be sure to join check our Calendar of Events for festivals, lectures, and other fun and interesting ways to participate.

  • Greet visitors and answer questions about the site
  • Give tours of the Black History Museum, Freedom House Museum, and African American Heritage Park
  • Help with events
  • Assist with cataloging books for the Watson Reading Room
  • Assist staff with general administrative duties
  • Work in the museum’s collection storage area
  • Act as independent research assistant for the Museum, doing research at different historic sites and libraries in the metropolitan area
  • Newsletter production
  • Videotaping/editing
  • Grant writing
  • Oral History interviewing
  • Fundraising
  • Create children’s programming