Capitol Museum

Participation in Special Events
Our Volunteers can participate in special “Living History” events throughout the year. These events provide opportunity for volunteers to re-enact a vital part of history while wearing period appropriate costumes (pictured at the right). Volunteers can greet, educate, or answer visitor’s questions. Some volunteers may choose to help with the event set-up, assist with food for participants, or even help with the clean-up afterwards.

Assist in Historic Museum Room Tours
In conjunction with a Tour Guide our volunteers follow public tours through the Capitol Museum Rooms, monitoring the tour groups, ensuring the safety and security for the visitors and the museum’s irreplaceable artifacts.

Historic Museum Room Interpreting Docents
These specialized volunteers are stationed in front of each of the historic museum rooms to greet the visitors, interpret the room’s contents, and explain its historical significance in relation to the Capitol and California’s government circa 1900-1910.

West Information Desk Host
These Volunteers work at the information desk on the west side of the first floor rotunda. They provide the historical introduction to the State Capitol, answer questions covering a wide range of subjects both historical and current and provide directions where visitors to the State Capitol can take historic tours; find their Assembly Member or Senator or find committee hearings. They also distribute informational brochures about the Capitol to visitors and provide information about other museums in the area.