Bayou Bend Volunteer Docents

What do Bayou Bend volunteer docents do?
Volunteer docents share the Bayou Bend historic house and collection with visitors with a commitment to give guided tours weekly to the public.

They learn through the provisional docent class how to interpret Bayou Bend’s collection of objects made or used in America between 1620 and 1876, as well as the historic house and the history of the Hogg Family. Volunteer docents are asked to make a three-year commitment after the end of training. Provisional docent classes take place on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

What are Bayou Bend volunteer docents like?
• Bayou Bend volunteer docents like to challenge themselves with college-level training and ongoing study.
• Bayou Bend volunteer docents enjoy interacting with all kinds of people, from a museum curator to a family bringing toddlers for their very first museum experience.
• Bayou Bend volunteer docents are all kinds of people, from their 20s to their 80s, born around the world or right here in Houston, with backgrounds ranging from teaching and law to science and business, as well as community volunteering.
• Bayou Bend volunteer docents have a strong sense of responsibility for the collection, visitors, each other, and themselves.

What is the application process?
If you are interested in applying to become a Bayou Bend volunteer docent, complete and return this Information and Application form. 

Questions?
Contact bbdocents@mfah.org or 713.353.1508.