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THE NATIONAL DOCENT SYMPOSIUM COUNCIL Connecting Docents…

EXCHANGING IDEAS … THE ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION PROVIDING AN ONGOING FORUM FOR DOCENTS/GUIDES AND MUSEUM EDUCATORS THE NDSC NATIONAL DOCENT SYMPOSIUM COUNCIL

By sharing with one another, listening to new ideas, docents improve their practice, create new patterns of leadership, learning and Photo by Pierre Longtin engagement THE NDSC

Biennial Website/Social Docent Symposia Media Handbook THE NDSC A NETWORK FOR COLLABORATION

Photo by Pierre Longtin THE NDSC BY DOCENTS… FOR DOCENTS Biennial Symposia

THE NDSC BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM

Face to Face Exchange of ideas with colleagues across the United States, Canada…the world THE NDSC Biennial Symposia

Community Almost 400 docents, guides and museum educators attend representing a broad range of cultural institutions: museums, historic houses, botanical gardens, zoos THE NDSC Biennial Symposia Photo by Pierre Longtin

A TIME FOR EXPLORATION… DISCOVERY… THE NDSC Biennial Symposia

AND FUN! THE NDSC Biennial Symposia Photo by Pierre Longtin

2003 The Art Institute of Chicago 1981 Indianapolis Museum of Art 2005 The Fine Arts Museum, Boston 1983 Milwaukee Art Museum 2007 Phoenix Art Museum, AZ 1985 Oakland Museum of Art, CA 2009 Art Gallery of Ontario 1987 Toledo Museum of Art, OH 2011 The St. Louis Art Museum, MO 1989 National Gallery of Art, D.C. 2013 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 1991 Denver Art Museum 2015 Cincinnati Museum of Art, OH 1993 Atlanta High Museum of Art 2017 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada 1995 Natural History Museum, Los Angeles 2019 Freer/Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian, D.C 1997 Seattle Art Museum 2021 Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO 1999 Philadelphia Art Museum 2001 Mc Nay Art Museum, TX THE NDSC BIENNIAL SYMPOSIA SINCE 1981 Biennial Symposia

Biennial Website/Social Docent Symposia Media Handbook THE NDSC A NETWORK FOR COLLABORATION

www.nationaldocents.org • The go-to place for topics of interest and discussion • Breakout and Showcase presentations from past symposia • Information on the upcoming symposium • Articles, book reviews of interest to docents/guides • Information about the NDSC THE NDSC WEBSITE Website/Social Media

Contribute articles  Call for articles on the topic of “Inclusion and Diversity” –  How is your institution making space for diverse voices and what role docents are taking/how they are trained and deliver tours? Share the latest books and movies trending with docents Website/ SUBMIT ARTICLES - INFO@NATIONALDOCENTS.ORG Social Media

www.nationaldocents.org A place where docents and museum educators come together - to share and learn THE NDSC Website/Social Media

Biennial Website/Social Docent Symposia Media Handbook THE NDSC A TOOL FOR BUILDING DOCENT SKILLS

THE NDSC DOCENT HANDBOOK 2 A NDSC publication by docents for docents

• A practical approach for docent/guide instruction and practices • 1 st edition widely adopted by cultural institutions across the United States; more than 8,000 copies sold New edition published in 2017 Order copies at www.nationaldocents.org Docent THE NDSC DOCENT HANDBOOK 2 Handbook

Connecting to The NDSC

JOIN OUR MAILING LIST @ www.nationaldocents.org Website/ Social Media

National Docents Forum Docents and Guides are invited to become a part of a nationwide docent group for a safe and open discussion on issues at the forefront for docents/guides nationwide…worldwide From your Facebook page select group “National Docents Forum” THE NDSC A NETWORK FOR ONGOING DISCUSSION Website/ Social Media

Participate in the next symposium • Attend the symposium! • Get updates and information at www.nds2019.org THE NDSC PARTICIPATE

Put your institution in the Limelight in 2025 or beyond When you host the symposium, the institution has the opportunity to shine. The collaboration of directors, educators and docents is a beneficial and memorable event for all. THE NDSC HOST A FUTURE SYMPOSIUM

THE NDSC CONSIDER APPLYING TO BECOME A DIRECTOR  Directors representing regions across the US and Canada  Qualifications Volunteer docents/guides  with eyes on the future of docents and guides Technological acuity helpful  Attendance at symposium  For more information - Go to  About Us Section/Director Information/Recruitment page www.nationaldocents.org

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