Museum Guide Nemours Estate (part-time)

Nemours is seeking aCasualPart-timeMuseum Guide (Interpreter)to join our team in Wilmington DE.. Museum Guide/Interpreter at Nemours Estate historic home of Alfred I. du Pont. A successful guide will learn the people dates and events of the 1910 Mansion and Grounds and interact with the public in a friendly informative and knowledgeable manner. Working on a team of more than 30 interpreters the guide will also attend extra learning opportunities throughout the season which runs from 4/1/2025 until 12/30/2025

Primary Functions: Museum Guides represent Nemours Mansion to the visiting public in a gracious informative and engaging manner. The Museum Guide spends a given amount of time covering a specific area of the Mansion (e.g. Reception Hall Drawing Room Dining Room Pantry/Kitchen) and rotates to other areas as assigned during the course of the day or of his/her shift. As visitors enter and move through a given area the Guide engages with them by sharing information offering insights telling stories and answering questions. The aim is to help visitors develop appreciation gain understanding deepen awareness and be able to relate their own experiences and knowledge to the people times and events associated with that area. To provide for the safety of visitors and the security of Nemours Mansion and its collections Museum Guides observe visitors as they move through the facility and take appropriate measures to render assistance intervene or respond to unusual situations.

Additionally and as scheduled one Museum Guides primary responsibility will be to act as a liaison with members of the Mansions Leadership (Management) Team and with the Security Guard on duty and to provide back-up or relief coverage to other Guides in the Mansion.

Responsibilities:

• Through formal training observation and self-study acquire knowledge about rooms throughout Nemours Mansions and their furnishings (e.g. furniture artworks decorative art objects rugs and tapestries as well about duPont family personalities and noteworthy or significant events in the history of Nemours Estate.
• Present information about Nemours Mansion Nemours Estate and members of the duPont family clearly concisely and in an engaging manner to visitors of diverse ages backgrounds interests and levels of understanding.
• Observe visitors as they move through Nemours Mansion offering or providing assistance intervening to protect the security of rooms and collections and/or alerting other Guides Mansion Management and/or Security personnel as needed or appropriate.
• When designated to do so acts as primary liaison between the Guides Mansion Leadership (Management) and the Security Guard on duty and provides back-up support and coverage for other Interpreters as needed.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Applicant should have at least one year experience in a museum environment or customer service.
• High School Diploma required
• Applicant should be comfortable with and enjoy talking to groups of all ages have an interest in history and a willingness to learn an extensive amount of material. Theatrical experience is a plus.
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time and be able to climb stairs.
• Ability to work 2-3 days a week.

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