Opportunities From: Volunteer Network

Volunteer: Interactive Museum Exhibit Guide

As an Interactive Museum Exhibit Guide, you will help visitors of all ages engage with our exhibits. Volunteers will assist guests in exploring the exhibit spaces, encourage curiosity and learning, and ensure the exhibit is treated with care and respect.

This position can be at various locations including Museum Atrium between the Museum of Art and the Museum of Nature & Science. It is a high-noise and high-energy space with the interactives there. This may include our hands-on children’s exhibit in a fun and welcoming way. The role within our Atrium space is perfect for volunteers who enjoy working with children and families, have strong communication skills, and are passionate about making the museum experience enjoyable for everyone.

Other locations include the Museum of Art and Branigan Cultural Center. 

In the time frame from July 17 to October 17, 2026, this position would include one spot at the Museum of Art for our Mexican Masks Exhibit. The secondary spot may also be there or may be elsewhere in our Museum Spaces on Main Street.

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

As an Interactive Museum Exhibit Guide, you will help visitors of all ages engage with our exhibits. Volunteers will assist guests in exploring the exhibit spaces, encourage curiosity and learning, and ensure the exhibit is treated with care and respect.

This position can be at various locations including Museum Atrium between the Museum of Art and the Museum of Nature & Science. It is a high-noise and high-energy space with the interactives there. This may include our hands-on children’s exhibit in a fun and welcoming way. The role within our Atrium space is perfect for volunteers who enjoy working with children and families, have strong communication skills, and are passionate about making the museum experience enjoyable for everyone.

Other locations include the Museum of Art and Branigan Cultural Center. 

In the time frame from July 17 to October 17, 2026, this position would include one spot at the Museum of Art for our Mexican Masks Exhibit. The secondary spot may also be there or may be elsewhere in our Museum Spaces on Main Street.

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88001

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Docent - Museum of Nature & Science - Museum Group Tour

Docent guided tours for the public at the Museum of Nature & Science (MONAS) are offered free during regular Museum hours. Tours take a minimum of 30 minutes per museum. Large parties will be broken into smaller groups of 20-25 for a better learning experience. We ask that schools/groups provide proper adult supervision, which is one adult for every ten middle/high school student and one adult for every eight pre-school/elementary school student. Teachers and chaperones are required to stay with their assigned groups throughout the tour. 

Typically tour groups rotate between one or more museums during a given tour date and time frame. Some field trips start at the Museum of Nature & Science (MONAS), if no start location is listed the tour starts in the museum courtyard.

Other Museums:

Branigan Cultural Center = BCCMuseum of Art = MOARailroad = RRM

To be able to give a tour as a docent an hour-long training needs to be scheduled with Emilia Linley via the contact information listed at the bottom of the page.

Upcoming Tours

July 28 - Bumble Bee Pre-K (32-44 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting in the Museum CourtyardTour will be only of MONAS & the Atrium to play with the children's interactive exhibits, 30 minutes for eachJuly 29 - Bumble Bee Pre-K (30-38 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting at the Museum Courtyard Tour will be only of MONAS & the Atrium to play with the children's interactive exhibits, 30 minutes for eachJuly 31 - Brilliant Bees Pre-K (30-38 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting at the Museum CourtyardTour will be only of MONAS & the Atrium to play with the children's interactive exhibits, 30 minutes for eachSeptember 16 - Jardin de los Niños Pre-K (8 students, 2 adults)Tour will be only of MONAS, at the end of the tour the group will be left in the Atrium to play with the children's interactive exhibits__

Please call 575-541-2321 or send an email to Emilia at elinley@lascruces.gov for specific information about the tour group.

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

Docent guided tours for the public at the Museum of Nature & Science (MONAS) are offered free during regular Museum hours. Tours take a minimum of 30 minutes per museum. Large parties will be broken into smaller groups of 20-25 for a better learning experience. We ask that schools/groups provide proper adult supervision, which is one adult for every ten middle/high school student and one adult for every eight pre-school/elementary school student. Teachers and chaperones are required to stay with their assigned groups throughout the tour. 

Typically tour groups rotate between one or more museums during a given tour date and time frame. Some field trips start at the Museum of Nature & Science (MONAS), if no start location is listed the tour starts in the museum courtyard.

Other Museums:

Branigan Cultural Center = BCCMuseum of Art = MOARailroad = RRM

To be able to give a tour as a docent an hour-long training needs to be scheduled with Emilia Linley via the contact information listed at the bottom of the page.

Upcoming Tours

July 28 - Bumble Bee Pre-K (32-44 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting in the Museum CourtyardTour will be only of MONAS & the Atrium to play with the children's interactive exhibits, 30 minutes for eachJuly 29 - Bumble Bee Pre-K (30-38 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting at the Museum Courtyard Tour will be only of MONAS & the Atrium to play with the children's interactive exhibits, 30 minutes for eachJuly 31 - Brilliant Bees Pre-K (30-38 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting at the Museum CourtyardTour will be only of MONAS & the Atrium to play with the children's interactive exhibits, 30 minutes for eachSeptember 16 - Jardin de los Niños Pre-K (8 students, 2 adults)Tour will be only of MONAS, at the end of the tour the group will be left in the Atrium to play with the children's interactive exhibits__

Please call 575-541-2321 or send an email to Emilia at elinley@lascruces.gov for specific information about the tour group.

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88001

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Docent - Branigan Cultural Center - Museum Group Tour

Docent guided tours for the public at the Branigan Cultural Center (BCC) are offered free during regular Museum hours. Tours take a minimum of 30 minutes per museum. Large parties will be broken into smaller groups of 20-25 for a better learning experience. We ask that schools/groups provide proper adult supervision, which is one adult for every ten middle/high school student and one adult for every eight pre-school/elementary school student. Teachers and chaperones are required to stay with their assigned groups throughout the tour. 

Typically tour groups rotate between one or more museums during a given tour date and time frame. Some field trips start at the Museum of Nature & Science (MONAS), if no start location is listed the tour starts in the museum courtyard.

Other Museums:

Museum of Art = MOARailroad = RRM

To be able to give a tour as a docent an hour-long training needs to be scheduled with Emilia Linley via the contact information listed at the bottom of the page.

Upcoming Tours

July 28 - Bumble Bee Pre-K (32-44 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting at the Museum CourtyardTour will be only of MOA & BCC during this timeframe, 30 minutes for eachJuly 29 - Bumble Bee Pre-K (30-38 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting at the Museum CourtyardTour will be only of MOA BCC during this timeframe, 30 minutes for eachJuly 31 - Brilliant Bees Pre-K (30-38 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting at the Museum CourtyardTour will be only of MOA & BCC during this timeframe, 30 minutes for eachMonth -

Please call 575-541-2321 or send an email to Emilia at elinley@lascruces.gov for specific information about the tour group.

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

Docent guided tours for the public at the Branigan Cultural Center (BCC) are offered free during regular Museum hours. Tours take a minimum of 30 minutes per museum. Large parties will be broken into smaller groups of 20-25 for a better learning experience. We ask that schools/groups provide proper adult supervision, which is one adult for every ten middle/high school student and one adult for every eight pre-school/elementary school student. Teachers and chaperones are required to stay with their assigned groups throughout the tour. 

Typically tour groups rotate between one or more museums during a given tour date and time frame. Some field trips start at the Museum of Nature & Science (MONAS), if no start location is listed the tour starts in the museum courtyard.

Other Museums:

Museum of Art = MOARailroad = RRM

To be able to give a tour as a docent an hour-long training needs to be scheduled with Emilia Linley via the contact information listed at the bottom of the page.

Upcoming Tours

July 28 - Bumble Bee Pre-K (32-44 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting at the Museum CourtyardTour will be only of MOA & BCC during this timeframe, 30 minutes for eachJuly 29 - Bumble Bee Pre-K (30-38 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting at the Museum CourtyardTour will be only of MOA BCC during this timeframe, 30 minutes for eachJuly 31 - Brilliant Bees Pre-K (30-38 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting at the Museum CourtyardTour will be only of MOA & BCC during this timeframe, 30 minutes for eachMonth -

Please call 575-541-2321 or send an email to Emilia at elinley@lascruces.gov for specific information about the tour group.

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88001

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Docent - Museum of Art - Museum Group Tour

Docent guided tours for the public at the Museum of Art (MOA) are offered free during regular Museum hours. Tours take a minimum of 30 minutes per museum. Large parties will be broken into smaller groups of 20-25 for a better learning experience. We ask that schools/groups provide proper adult supervision, which is one adult for every ten middle/high school student and one adult for every eight pre-school/elementary school student. Teachers and chaperones are required to stay with their assigned groups throughout the tour. 

Typically tour groups rotate between one or more museums during a given tour date and time frame. Some field trips start at the Museum of Nature & Science (MONAS), if no start location is listed the tour starts in the museum courtyard.

To be able to give a tour as a docent an hour-long training needs to be scheduled with Emilia Linley via the contact information listed at the bottom of the page.

Upcoming Tours:

July 28 - Bumble Bee Pre-K (32-44 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting at the Museum CourtyardTour will be only of MOA & BCC during this timeframe, 30 minutes for eachJuly 29 = Bumble Bee Pre-K (30-38 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting at the Museum CourtyardTour will be only of MOA BCC during this timeframe, 30 minutes for eachJuly 31 - Brilliant Bees Pre-K (30-38 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting at the Museum CourtyardTour will be only of MOA & BCC during this timeframe, 30 minutes for eachMonth ___

Please call 575-541-2321 or send an email to Emilia at elinley@lascruces.gov for specific information about the tour group.

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

Docent guided tours for the public at the Museum of Art (MOA) are offered free during regular Museum hours. Tours take a minimum of 30 minutes per museum. Large parties will be broken into smaller groups of 20-25 for a better learning experience. We ask that schools/groups provide proper adult supervision, which is one adult for every ten middle/high school student and one adult for every eight pre-school/elementary school student. Teachers and chaperones are required to stay with their assigned groups throughout the tour. 

Typically tour groups rotate between one or more museums during a given tour date and time frame. Some field trips start at the Museum of Nature & Science (MONAS), if no start location is listed the tour starts in the museum courtyard.

To be able to give a tour as a docent an hour-long training needs to be scheduled with Emilia Linley via the contact information listed at the bottom of the page.

Upcoming Tours:

July 28 - Bumble Bee Pre-K (32-44 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting at the Museum CourtyardTour will be only of MOA & BCC during this timeframe, 30 minutes for eachJuly 29 = Bumble Bee Pre-K (30-38 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting at the Museum CourtyardTour will be only of MOA BCC during this timeframe, 30 minutes for eachJuly 31 - Brilliant Bees Pre-K (30-38 students, 4-6 adults) Two Groups Rotating - Meeting at the Museum CourtyardTour will be only of MOA & BCC during this timeframe, 30 minutes for eachMonth ___

Please call 575-541-2321 or send an email to Emilia at elinley@lascruces.gov for specific information about the tour group.

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88001

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Museum Assistant - Moonlight

Assist Museum Staff with preparations, activities, and possible crafts at our Moonlight Program. This position works with the public, Ages 21+ on one Friday evening approximately each quarter of the year. This event is held at the Main Street Museums unless otherwise noted. Event dates list the event theme.

Entry to the Museums and for this program is FREE.

Upcoming Event Dates are as follows:

September 18 - Tasting FundraiserThis will be at the Branigan Cultural Center and in the Courtyard onlyFour volunteers 4:45 pm to 9:15 pmNovember 13 - 250th Anniversary of the DeclarationThree volunteers 4:45 pm to 9:15 pm

For information on the specific theme and specific needs for the event date email Emilia at elinley@lascruces.gov

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

Assist Museum Staff with preparations, activities, and possible crafts at our Moonlight Program. This position works with the public, Ages 21+ on one Friday evening approximately each quarter of the year. This event is held at the Main Street Museums unless otherwise noted. Event dates list the event theme.

Entry to the Museums and for this program is FREE.

Upcoming Event Dates are as follows:

September 18 - Tasting FundraiserThis will be at the Branigan Cultural Center and in the Courtyard onlyFour volunteers 4:45 pm to 9:15 pmNovember 13 - 250th Anniversary of the DeclarationThree volunteers 4:45 pm to 9:15 pm

For information on the specific theme and specific needs for the event date email Emilia at elinley@lascruces.gov

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88001

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Museum Assistant - Events

Assist Museum Staff with preparations, activities, and possible crafts at our Museum Events. This position works with the public, all ages at various times. Event dates list the event name and location.

Entry to the Museums and for these events are FREE.

Upcoming Event Dates are as follows:

August 15 - Bug Fest!Set up 9am-10amEvent 10am-1pmClean up 1pm-2pmAugust 29 - Grief & Safety resource FairSet up 9am-10amEvent 10am-1pmClean up 1pm-2pm

For information on the specific theme and specific needs for the event date email Emilia at elinley@lascruces.gov

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

Assist Museum Staff with preparations, activities, and possible crafts at our Museum Events. This position works with the public, all ages at various times. Event dates list the event name and location.

Entry to the Museums and for these events are FREE.

Upcoming Event Dates are as follows:

August 15 - Bug Fest!Set up 9am-10amEvent 10am-1pmClean up 1pm-2pmAugust 29 - Grief & Safety resource FairSet up 9am-10amEvent 10am-1pmClean up 1pm-2pm

For information on the specific theme and specific needs for the event date email Emilia at elinley@lascruces.gov

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88001

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Greeter - Evening Programs, Events, and Meetings

This volunteer opportunity is for being the greeter and sitting at the desk for taking count of patrons coming to the museum for evening programs, events, or meetings. This person will greet patrons and direct them toward the program, event, or meeting space from the front desk of the museum.

Grief Cafés are on Tuesday evenings at the Branigan Cultural Center from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm with a greeter from 5:15 pm to 6:45 pmRecurring meetings for Southern New Mexico Pride at the Branigan Cultural Center are on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm with a greeter from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pmOther opportunities will be listed below as they are createdGrief Poetry Slam & Open Mic on Tuesday, August 11, at the Branigan Cultural Center from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm with a greeter from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pmFirst Friday late hours, at the Branigan Cultural Center from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm on September 4, October 2, and March 5

For additional information contact Emilia Linley, Museum Manager (Visitor Experience), at ELinley@LasCruces.gov or (575) 541-2321/TTY 711.


Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

This volunteer opportunity is for being the greeter and sitting at the desk for taking count of patrons coming to the museum for evening programs, events, or meetings. This person will greet patrons and direct them toward the program, event, or meeting space from the front desk of the museum.

Grief Cafés are on Tuesday evenings at the Branigan Cultural Center from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm with a greeter from 5:15 pm to 6:45 pmRecurring meetings for Southern New Mexico Pride at the Branigan Cultural Center are on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm with a greeter from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pmOther opportunities will be listed below as they are createdGrief Poetry Slam & Open Mic on Tuesday, August 11, at the Branigan Cultural Center from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm with a greeter from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pmFirst Friday late hours, at the Branigan Cultural Center from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm on September 4, October 2, and March 5

For additional information contact Emilia Linley, Museum Manager (Visitor Experience), at ELinley@LasCruces.gov or (575) 541-2321/TTY 711.


Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88001

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Artventurous - Museum of Art

Assist Bryan Lee, the Museum Educator for Art, with his projects at the Museum of Art (MoA) relating to the monthly activities and crafts. The position works with the public and small children on Saturday mornings between 10am-12pm. Artventurous is a drop-in program that is hosted in the museum atrium between the Museum of Art and the Museum of Nature & Science.

Artventurous:

July 25August 8September 19

For more information on a specific shift, please email Bryan Lee at blee@lascruces.gov or call 575-541-2217, TTY: 711.

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

Assist Bryan Lee, the Museum Educator for Art, with his projects at the Museum of Art (MoA) relating to the monthly activities and crafts. The position works with the public and small children on Saturday mornings between 10am-12pm. Artventurous is a drop-in program that is hosted in the museum atrium between the Museum of Art and the Museum of Nature & Science.

Artventurous:

July 25August 8September 19

For more information on a specific shift, please email Bryan Lee at blee@lascruces.gov or call 575-541-2217, TTY: 711.

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88001

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Volunteer Day

This is a monthly meeting for volunteers to let them know about upcoming volunteer opportunities, address needs from volunteers, and provide take-home opportunities as they come about. This meeting will take place on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the Swartz room at the Branigan Cultural Center (501 N. Main St.).


Attendance at our "Volunteer Day" is required to pick up these materials for the take-home opportunity. Please sign up for "Volunteer Day" to be assigned to a "Take-Home Volunteer" opportunity.


This meeting includes invitations to all Museum Managers, as well as attendance by Museum Staff, and the Volunteer coordinating staff for the Museums from Visitor Experience. This is available online with Volunteer Network to all Museum Volunteers as an hour-long monthly volunteer opportunity. Volunteers who cannot make this monthly meeting can request information presented at this meeting at any time after the meeting by sending an email to MuseumSocial@LasCruces.gov with the email subject of "Volunteer Day."


Museum management invited to this meeting are encouraged to discuss volunteer needs with their staff and to have staff needing volunteers plan to attend this meeting.

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

This is a monthly meeting for volunteers to let them know about upcoming volunteer opportunities, address needs from volunteers, and provide take-home opportunities as they come about. This meeting will take place on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the Swartz room at the Branigan Cultural Center (501 N. Main St.).


Attendance at our "Volunteer Day" is required to pick up these materials for the take-home opportunity. Please sign up for "Volunteer Day" to be assigned to a "Take-Home Volunteer" opportunity.


This meeting includes invitations to all Museum Managers, as well as attendance by Museum Staff, and the Volunteer coordinating staff for the Museums from Visitor Experience. This is available online with Volunteer Network to all Museum Volunteers as an hour-long monthly volunteer opportunity. Volunteers who cannot make this monthly meeting can request information presented at this meeting at any time after the meeting by sending an email to MuseumSocial@LasCruces.gov with the email subject of "Volunteer Day."


Museum management invited to this meeting are encouraged to discuss volunteer needs with their staff and to have staff needing volunteers plan to attend this meeting.

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88001

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Museum Meeting for Moonlight

If you are planning to assist for the Moonlight Program we invite you to attend a meeting to discuss duties and needs for the program evening. This meeting always takes place at the Branigan Cultural Center in the Swartz room. 501 N. Main St.

Upcoming Meeting Dates are as follows:

Wednesday, May 13, at 9 am = Meeting for the May 29 programTBD = Meeting for the September 18 programTBD = Meeting for the November 13 program

Upcoming Program Dates are as follows:

May 29 - Nineties Nostalgia NightThree volunteers 4:45 pm to 9:15 pmSeptember 18 - Tasting FundraiserThis will be at the Branigan Cultural Center and in the Courtyard onlyFour volunteers 4:45 pm to 9:15 pmNovember 13 - 250th Anniversary of the DeclarationThree volunteers 4:45 pm to 9:15 pm

For information on the specific theme and specific needs for the event date email Emilia at elinley@lascruces.gov

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

If you are planning to assist for the Moonlight Program we invite you to attend a meeting to discuss duties and needs for the program evening. This meeting always takes place at the Branigan Cultural Center in the Swartz room. 501 N. Main St.

Upcoming Meeting Dates are as follows:

Wednesday, May 13, at 9 am = Meeting for the May 29 programTBD = Meeting for the September 18 programTBD = Meeting for the November 13 program

Upcoming Program Dates are as follows:

May 29 - Nineties Nostalgia NightThree volunteers 4:45 pm to 9:15 pmSeptember 18 - Tasting FundraiserThis will be at the Branigan Cultural Center and in the Courtyard onlyFour volunteers 4:45 pm to 9:15 pmNovember 13 - 250th Anniversary of the DeclarationThree volunteers 4:45 pm to 9:15 pm

For information on the specific theme and specific needs for the event date email Emilia at elinley@lascruces.gov

Program: City of Las Cruces Museum System

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 88001

Allow Groups: No