We love volunteers! If you'd like to help the museum and have fun hanging out with us, please click on any event below to sign up. If you have any questions about volunteering, please email or call director of education and engagement Nichelle O'Saurus .
To sign up for or check on an event, contact Nichelle at 309-863-3028.
Christmas in the Village is coming, and we need lots of helping hands to bring holiday cheer to the Peoria community. Help us decorate the village, facilitate activities in our galleries, welcome guests to the Giant Screen Theater or Planetarium, and more. Check out our volunteer needs and sign up for a slot here. Volunteers get a free ticket to the event to use before or after their shift!
The Second Sunday of every month is now Access for All Day at the Museum! Thanks to a generous gift from the Art Bridges Foundation, admission to the Museum is now free on the second Sunday of every month. We expect big crowds on these days, and we could use some extra help with greeting visitors and helping people visit the galleries.
Share your enthusiasm for the Riverfront Museum with visitors to the galleries! Sign up for shifts as a gallery attendant between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm, Tuesdays through Sundays. There's no need for special expertise in the content - you'll have plenty of time to learn about and enjoy the exhibits while you're here. Your main job is to be friendly and welcoming and help guests enjoy their museum experience.
Be the first friendly face visitors see as they enter the museum from the parking garage, or when they get to the lobby! If you prefer to be able to sit during your volunteer opportunity, our Welcome Desk is a great option for you. Help visitors find their way, hand out brochures, and welcome people to the museum.
Museum Store Volunteers provide many essential services to Museum visitors and patrons. Store volunteers work side-by-side with staff to help create an excellent customer experience by greeting and assisting guests who visit the Museum Store. Volunteers learn to work with the computerized cash register as well as help maintain a neat and tidy appearance in the Museum Store. You must be 18 years of age to serve as a Museum Store Volunteer. Please contact Nichelle at 309-863-3028 for more information.
Help office staff with tasks such as folding brochures, stuffing envelopes for mailing, filing, and other duties as assigned. Please contact Nichelle at 309-863-3028 for more information.
If there's another volunteer duty that might interest you - perhaps making phone calls, helping with landscaping tasks, helping with the Giant Screen Theater, Planetarium, or Collections - or you have a skill that you think the museum might need, please contact Nichelle at 309-863-3028 to discuss it.
