VOLUNTEER DOCENT PROGRAM
The Docent Program is operated through the education department. Docents are volunteer teachers who provide information and interactive experiences to groups touring the museum collections (ranging from early American paintings to today's cutting edge video art). Docents also give tours of traveling exhibitions and the Woodland Sculpture Trail.

School Group Tours are arranged in advance and generally provide curriculum related and age appropriate museum information.
Adult Group Tours are offered on a pre-scheduled or walk-up basis of the museum collections, traveling exhibitions or Woodland Sculpture Trail. 

Docent Training Sessions are offered yearly, either in the spring or fall and consist of extensive classes related to art history, the decorative arts, and art works from the Cheekwood collections. Continuous educational classes are offered. Classes are taught by Cheekwood staff and curators. Time commitments and training programs vary.

If you wish to participate in the Docent Program, please call 615-353-6971 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or email cgregory@cheekwood.org.  


VOLUNTEER GARDEN GUIDE PROGRAM
The Garden Guide Program is operated through the education department. Garden Guides are individuals interested in "bringing the Botanical Garden to Life" for school groups and adult groups.

If you wish to participate in the Garden Guide Program, please call 615-353-6971 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or email cgregory@cheekwood.org.

School Group Tours are arranged in advance and generally provide curriculum related and age appropriate garden information.

Adult Group Tours are pre-scheduled and may be a general garden tour or of a specific garden.

Garden Guide Training Sessions are offered each spring and fall. Classes consist of plant information and garden tours led by the Horticulturist in charge of each specific garden. Time commitments and training programs vary.