301 South Euclid Street
La Habra, CA 90631
Contact Name and Number:
Melissa Banning, Assistant Museum Director
(562) 905-9636
Services Offered:
The Museum is an interactive, non-traditional museum for children to explore their complex world through hands-on galleries of science, nature, theater, and exhibits.
Long-term Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteer as Tour Guide/Docent by leading 90 minute tours (weekly or twice a month). May be able to arrange internship in fields of education, museum management, communication, or the arts.
Opportunities to Observe at Organization:
Please call for appointment. Holidays too busy to accommodate this.
Class Speakers:
With advance notice, the Museum might be able to speak to museum studies program.
Fullerton Museum Center
301 N. Pomona Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92832
Contact Name and Number:
Joe Felz
(714) 738-6589
Services Offered:
Multi-disciplinary exhibitions and educational programs in the areas of history, science, and the arts.
Short-term Volunteer Opportunities:
Assist with research.
Long-term Volunteer Opportunities:
Contact Aimee Kaul at (714) 738-3136 to volunteer as tour docent. Minimum commitment of one year.
Class Speakers:
Contact Aimee Kaul, Education Coordinator, at (714) 738-3136. She is qualified to speak about docent tours, education classes, youth-at-risk art programs.
Muckenthaler Cultural Center
1201 W. Malvern Avenue
Fullerton, CA 92833
Contact Name and Number:
Linda Ruhland
(714) 738-6595
Services Offered:
Five art exhibitions annually, summer dinner theater, ART SMART program for 4th and 5th graders of Fullerton and surrounding areas, performing arts events, annual car show, classes in all the arts, fund raisers, special events.
Short-term Volunteer Opportunities:
Assist with membership drives. Help Development Assistant. Be a docent for ART SMART day, an usher during theater events, a theater assistant, a dining assistant for Summer Theater, a Silent Auction Assistant, or an administrative assistant for all types of work related to specific time periods. Do work as needed related to museum management, fund raising and performing arts.
Long-term Volunteer Opportunities:
Same as above, depending on the calendar and work that needs to be done. We can provide volunteer opportunities that are very challenging and very interesting, especially for students interested in careers in art, arts administration, museum studies, performing arts, management, or installer of exhibitions.
Opportunities to Observe at Organization:
We welcome inquiries. Call (714) 738-6595 for an appointment. The galleries are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5:00 p.m.
Opportunities for On-site Informational Interview:
Contact any of the following:
Carolyn Loe, Chair, Muckenthaler Cultural Center Foundation, at (714) 738-6595
Linda Ruhland, at (714) 738-65-95
Suzanne Lockhart, Education Coordinator, (714) 738-3329.
Class Speakers:
Same as above. Ms. Loe is willing to speak about volunteering opportunities at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center; Ms. Ruhland is willing to speak about arts administration, from performing to teaching to management in the arts; and Ms. Lockhart is willing to speak about art education and art history.