Volunteers are needed for various roles, including the examples below, and more! Detailed duties for each role are found in event postings on Volunteer Hub. Volunteer shifts are generally between 1.5–2 hours long. Most shifts are standing positions, but seating can always be provided upon request.

• Greeting visitors when they enter the museum
• Offering surveys to visitors before leaving
• Acting as ushers for lectures and concerts
• Assisting in the studios with drop-in art activities

NEW! Volunteers are needed to tend landscape beds. Prior orientation to volunteering at the AKG is not required. Bring a friend and sign up here!

Buffalo AKG volunteers come from a range of backgrounds and interests and are united by their passion for art and people. Anyone 16 years of age and older are welcome to apply, including students needing to complete community service hours for school.  

New volunteers are accepted on a rolling basis, and orientations are held regularly. 

Please note: While orientations are on hold, please consider joining us as a Landscape Helper.

Volunteers do not conduct tours at the museum; that duty belongs to our docents. If you are interested in giving tours at the museum, please visit our docent webpage or reach out to docent@ buffaloakg.org.

Although we would love to see each volunteer at the museum often, there is no minimum requirement for hours. Opportunities vary and are offered on weekdays and weekends. In gratitude for the time given over the course of each year, volunteers become eligible to earn museum membership and the benefits that come with it.

Admission
Volunteers have free access to the museum during operating hours on days they volunteer. They will also enjoy free access to any events they volunteer for, once their shift is complete.

Membership
Volunteers are eligible to receive a complimentary Individual membership valid for one year or equivalent discount off a membership upgrade each year they are active.

Birthdays
Volunteers receive 15% off one transaction in the Shop and one transaction in Cornelia or Sculpture Bar the week of their birthday.

Recognition Events
Volunteers are honored annually with a lively appreciation event open to all active volunteers with prizes, food, and great company.