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Registration Open on May 1 for the 2019 National Docent Symposium in Washington, D.C.
This year’s NDS runs October 24-27 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., and is hosted by the Smithsonian’s Freer|Sackler Museums of Asian Art. For more details on the event, click here. Exciting plans are being made by Symposium hosts and their team of docents from 16 museums across the City and Baltimore. Go to Symposium Registration now […]
National Docent Symposium 2017 – Highlights
A contingent of eight AGO volunteers headed to Montreal October 14-16 to take part in the National Docent Symposium, a biannual conference by and for docents across North America. Our attendees discuss their highlights: Mary Rochon: My presentation came off so well I was extremely pleased and the group seemed to be equally so. Laurie […]
NDS 2017 – Part Two
A contingent of eight AGO volunteers headed to Montreal October 14-16 to take part in the National Docent Symposium, a biannual conference by and for docents across North America. Shelagh Barrington reports on Day Two: Keynote Address After a good buffet breakfast it is time for our leader Stephan Jost to shine as the keynote […]
Report from the National Docent Symposium, Montreal, October 12-14: Reaching New Heights
A contingent of eight AGO volunteers headed to Montreal earlier this month to take part in the National Docent Symposium, a biannual conference by and for docents across North America. Shelagh Barrington reports on Day One: Day 1: Off Site Tour Our walking tour begins at the venerable Montreal St James Club, where we are […]
National Docent Symposium 2017 – AGO Volunteers head to Montreal in October!
There is much learning and fun to be gained at the National Docent Symposium in Montreal, Quebec, October 12-15, 2017! Fran Bleviss,National Docent Symposium Council Director for Eastern Canada (and AGO Gallery Guide) explains: It’s an opportunity to meet 400+ docents, art educators, staff from museums/galleries of Art, Science, and History from all over North […]
National Docent Symposium 2017 – Call for Breakout Session Presenters
Next year’s National Docent Symposium will take place in Montreal, October 12-15, 2017. They are looking right now for presenters for their breakout sessions. From the website: Docents are looking forward to breakout sessions that provide creative, concrete ideas to implement at their institutions. Has your institution tried a new program or an interesting and exciting […]
AGO GGs share On the Dot technique at this year’s National Docent Symposium
The bi-annual National Docent Symposium (NDS) was held this year in Cincinnati, September 17-20. Over 500 docents and education staff of museums in Canada and the U.S. participated, including Melissa Smith and several AGO gallery guides. Melissa and GG Bev Biderman gave a presentation to a full room of over 50 delegates with the title […]
A Hit at the National Docent Symposium
“I’ve always found that the best training occurs when participants are really engaged with each other and sharing ideas, not just sitting and listening,” says Gallery Guide Charlene Livingstone. She’s explaining how she and colleague Frances Bleviss came to develop a highly interactive small-group training activity called Connections – and how it made its way […]