docent
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It was “traumatizing, seeing that stuff on display for so long and then seeing it come down,” said James Ranger, a veteran hotel tour guide and Mission Inn Foundation docent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
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 docent was very informative and entertaining, and we learned a lot in just over an hour.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024
The segment opened with a genteel docent standing before a Rembrandt painting and addressing a group of unshaven men dressed in ragged clothing.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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