docent
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You’re not returning each object to its rightful home like a dutiful museum docent.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
I found her nametag from work as a docent in a historical museum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
The Beach Boys performed there, and stars including Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz vacationed there, according to Linda Beal, a volunteer docent at the closed Salton Sea History Museum.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024
The docent was very informative and entertaining, and we learned a lot in just over an hour.
From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024
Then the camera cut back to the docent, who explained that art appreciation was a form of therapy that would hopefully help get these men back on their feet.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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