This collection houses essays, images, and learning tools that offer background on collection objects and help with the development of tours. Please use these resources creatively and respond, adapt, and share with other docents.
The Docent Educator provides perspectives on key issues within the field of museum education. Access the full 49 archived at The Docent Educator website.
"Between 1991 and 2003 museum educator Alan Gartenhaus published the
essential guide for interactions between museum docents and the public.
The 49 issues of The Docent Educator produced during that twelve-year
span comprise a core resource for both museum docents and the educators
who train them. As a whole it is a comprehensive compendium for the
field addressing docent specific issues such as “Tough Topics” to help
docents deal with nudity and violence in art or “Honing Your Teaching
Skills.” The articles are written by a wide range of professionals from
the museum education field, and they are as relevant today as when they
first appeared." (from The Docent Educator).