Donate Your Time
Volunteers are essential to the on-going success of the National Museum of World War II Aviation. Last year, volunteers worked more than 39,000 hours in support of the museum’s construction and exhibit building programs, collections management, aircraft operations, museum administration and the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow.
Our volunteers come from all walks of life—and while most of them are adults, we also have a number of young people who donate time to the museum. Keep in mind, though, that volunteer applicants under the age of 18 must volunteer together with a parent or guardian.
Here’s how the volunteer application process works:
- Follow the link below to create a user name and sign in to the museum’s application system.
- Complete the volunteer application expressing your preference of duties and briefly describing your background and experience related to the specific jobs you’ve selected.
- Your application will be made available to all of the section managers of the museum.
- When a position becomes available that aligns with your qualifications, you will be contacted by a section manager who will advise you of the next steps in the process.
Volunteer Opportunities
CURRENT POSITIONS AVAILABLE
MUSEUM VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
ONLINE GIFT SHOP SALES MANAGER
FRONT DESK
INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT DEMONSTRATORS
Our department leads are always looking to add new volunteers, but the positions listed above have the biggest need at this time.
Front Desk: Museum admissions and gift shop sales
Retail Development, Gift Shop, and Sales: Create unique items for our gift shop from genuine World War II aircraft parts
Volunteer Coordination: Support the volunteer coordinator
Docents: Serve as a tour guide and be available to answer guests’ questions about information in the museum
Communications and Public Relations: Create content for social media and museum newsletter to include writing, photography, videography
Curator: Help manage the museum’s collection
Development: Help secure funding for the museum
Facilities and Grounds: Maintain, repair, and operate museum buildings and grounds to include cleaning, servicing facilities equipment, minor building repairs, mowing, weeding, and shoveling and plowing snow
Interactive Exhibit Demonstration: Assist museum visitors as they try out our simulators
Library: Help catalog and maintain the museum’s library
Static Displays, Maintenance, Construction, and Exhibit Design: Create museum exhibits and help maintain buildings
College Engineering Program/Interactive Exhibit Development: Work with college students to create high tech interactive exhibits. Engineering background preferred but not required. Must be available to work on Saturdays during most of the school year.
Security: Facilitate/participate in emergency procedure training for museum volunteers. Background in emergency preparedness, medical, or safety preferred. Be available to staff large events and maintain an aircraft operations area badge.