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goumie_gumi t1_j66j6xv wrote
How does one go about finding a volunteer attendant?
Hoz999 t1_j689jhu wrote
Some museums do have their volunteer attendants wear a badge saying that. I believe the Detroit Institute of Art does that.
I love going there to see the Diego Rivera murals and hear about Frida Kahlo.
smelling_the_roses t1_j672cc4 wrote
I did this once! The exhibit was full of people, and the attendant seemed genuinely surprised and happy I asked. It was a painting that wouldn’t have stood out to me otherwise, and actually now is the only one I really remember from it because of a few small details. Total gem that I would have otherwise overlooked.
Spirited_Island-75 t1_j67o0vy wrote
I'll add that lot of unpaid museum docents are retired. (because who else has that kind of time?) For bonus points, find the very oldest docent you can and they might tell you some really interesting stuff.
Hoz999 t1_j689lnl wrote
Indeed. You got that right.
ACuteMonkeysUncle t1_j66x14w wrote
Sometimes they're called docents. Also, sometimes they get paid. Not often though.
Informal_Ad3771 t1_j684xcn wrote
In my country they are paid, and they don't give a shit about the art. It's better this way.
Hoz999 t1_j689wg4 wrote
I volunteered for the US Cup in 1993 and for the World Cup in 1994.
I must say this volunteer thing is an American way of doing things. Lions Clubs, Rotarian clubs, Elks, etc.
Informal_Ad3771 t1_j68a30b wrote
Volunteering for Fifa huh.. bet you won't do that again :)
Hoz999 t1_j68al0k wrote
No. I didn’t see it that way at the time.
I live in Michigan and the Pontiac Silverdome was chosen as one of the sites for three WC games.
It was the only way I could get in to see the games since the tickets were out of my reach.
It’s the game I was interested in, not the institutional grift that FIFA is.
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doegred t1_j69p2g6 wrote
Real LPT: while they're distracted, let your accomplice nick the most valuable painting in the museum.
Hoz999 t1_j65xlzd wrote
And also thank them for their volunteering.
Just see their faces brighten up when they hear that.