Enjoy our Maritime history? Do you like meeting new people? Become a Docent at the East End Seaport Museum! Docents can lead tours and guide visitors at our Museum, or even lead presentations on the Long Beach Bar Lighthouse during our Bug Light Cruises!

As a docent, you will be our ambassadors, greeting visitors and answering questions on our collection and the maritime history of the East End at the Museum. Training will be provided on our collection, and hours are flexible with four or seven-hour shifts available for Docents to choose from. Our Docent programming is only available to visitors during the summer, between 10:30am and 4pm.

The East End Seaport Museum is looking for volunteers and interns to photograph and catalog items our collection. This is a dynamic position that only requires an interest in archival work, museum studies, and the preservation and conservation of objects.

Volunteers will work with the Museum Board, the Executive Director, and the Operations Associate to develop a highly organized collection that conforms to industry standards of retrievability and care. Using our cataloging software, volunteers and interns will:

• Photograph and scan materials in our collection, from historical documents to lighthouse lenses to prints and technical drawings;

• Reconcile unsorted accession and ownership records with their respective materials to form a custodial history for each object in our collection;

• Ensure that objects are being stored correctly and prevent future damage;

• Contribute meaningful aid to the Museum that will make the histories of the East End more visible to all.

No background in collections management, library sciences, archival research, or history is needed, though all are helpful. The Museum requires a minimum commitment of 4 hours per month, but all volunteers are welcome to work with our collection as many hours as they would like.

Volunteers interested in working with the Museum for community engagement have the opportunity to work with a variety of events, lectures, parties, and educational programming!

The EESM is always looking for people willing to contribute their time and effort towards:

• Our major annual events, like fundraisers and sailing regattas;

• Numerous events and parties, like our Appreciation Receptions, Summer Kickoffs and Member events;

• Educational programming, like our Children’s Marine Exploration Camp;

• Our Bug Light Cruises that run every Saturday of our Summer season!

If you want to see the kinds of spaces and work you’ll be involved in, take a look at our Calendar page for our upcoming and past programming.

All internships at the EESM are unpaid, however our interns gain valuable experience that benefits an early career in galleries, museums, libraries, and other cultural spaces.

Specific schedules are determined after a successful interview, and designated in the applicant’s offer letter. All interns have an obligation to work at least one day a week from 10:00-2:00, however they can work as much as they would like during their time at the EESM.

Our internship applications are open on a rolling basis, and require a minimum commitment time of two months with at least one day of work per week from 10:00-2:00. We welcome applicants who are willing to work at any time of the year, however most applicants are current undergraduates seeking summer positions from May through August.

Applicants with qualifications most aligned with the Museum’s needs should receive an interview request within two to four weeks from their application date, sent to their email. All applicants will receive a notice regarding the status of their application.