Opportunities with Putnam Museum - Davenport

Take admission tickets, monitor the exhibit, and/or help visitors find their way. Past blockbuster exhibits have been DaVinci, Titanic and Dinosaurs Unearthed. Currently looking for assistance with Bodies Revealed from March 9 through July 14, 2013. All days and hours needed. Contact Beth Knaack with questions or to schedule. more

For those interested in customer service work: greet and provide direction to guests of the giant screen theater in 3 to 4 hour shifts. Staff support available during shifts. Greets visitors and tears tickets to giant screen movies, hands out 3D glasses (if needed) makes a brief greeting at the opening and closing announcements in the theater to our visitors, and assists with cleaning the theater. more

From time to time our Marketing Department needs volunteers to assist with materials distribution throughout the Quad City Area, i.e. dropping off rack cards and information at different locations more

Personable, cash handling/computer ability, previous retail or merchandising helpful, 4-5 hour shifts. more

Come and play a vital role during our busy spring field trip season. School Groups Hosts welcome and assist visiting school groups during field trips to the Putnam. Provide teacher guidance for check in and take your group though a “meet and greet”, highlighting both the student rules of the museum and some of the interesting facts, exhibition features and information. Assist groups with their schedule more

One of our newest exhibits is the Spark! Learning Lab. This is a fun, interactive room where visitors can learn about careers in different fields through hands-on technology. Previously featured were medical careers. Currently featured are careers in engineering. Since this room is strictly hand-on learning, we need a volunteer to be present during busy museum hours. Mondays - Saturdays 11am - 3pm a more

Summer can be a great time at the Putnam Museum. Campers explore many types of subjects as we dive into different cultures, STEM topics and even engineering. All of our camps are hands-on and located at the Putnam Museum. Camps meet daily from 9am to 4pm, Monday through Friday. some camps (grades 6-8) are done in one day. Volunteers are not required to volunteer every day. If you have a specific more