Please complete this application form if you are interested in becoming a New Mexico History Museum volunteer. Once you complete the form, click the Continue button at the bottom.
Please complete all items in this section. Items noted * are required.
You may optionally provide the following information. It is used only to help us get a better idea of the demographic make-up of our volunteers.
Please indicate the days and times you are usually available to volunteer.
We like to keep volunteers informed of important news, schedules, and volunteer opportunities by email, however will not send you any email you prefer not to receive. Use the checkboxes below to select the kinds of email you would like to receive from us.
Volgistics Volunteer Alerts sends reminders, alerts, and custom messages from System Operators and Coordinators. Use this section to opt-in and opt-out of text messaging (also known as "SMS"), and initially set how you would like to receive messages. Your messages can be delivered as emails, text messages, or none. You can change this at any time through VicNet. View supported phone carriers.
Message and Data Rates May Apply. For help or information on this program send "HELP" to 28344. You can send "STOP" to 28344 at any time to opt out. For additional assistance, call 888-891-6978 or click here. Message frequency based on account settings. Messages are not guaranteed to be delivered. All messages will be sent by email until you respond "YES" to the welcome text message sent after the application form is submitted. Message preferences can be changed in VicNet on the Account tab.
Please provide contact information for a personal or professional reference who is not related to you.
Please indicate your highest level of education and area of study.
Please tell us:
1) Why are you interested in volunteering for the New Mexico History Museum?
2) What do you hope to accomplish or gain through volunteering?
Please indicate if you are interested in volunteering in a) Education and Visitor Experience b) Administrative Support c) Photo Archives d) History Library e) Collections or d) the Palace Press and why.
Indicate if you have experience or skills in the following areas:
Microsoft Suite
Data Entry
Customer Service and Visitor Experience
Marketing, Social Media and Public Relations
Teaching
Public Speaking
Foreign Languages
Educational Programming
I certify that all of the above information is correct to best of my knowledge. I realize that specific opportunities may not be available at a given time, but my application may be kept on file for a period of six months. I realize that acceptance as a volunteer is based on the combination of my interests and talents and the needs of the New Mexico History Museum (NMHM). I agree to abide by the Department of Cultural Affairs and NMHM rules, regulations, and policies, and will work voluntarily under the direction of its staff towards the museum’s mission.