The Fralin Student Docents

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The Fralin Student Docents Student docents at the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia are a group of art lovers that lead tours for school groups and the public

DOCENT ALUMNI PANEL 💬✨Join us in the museum classroom THIS FRIDAY (10/23) from 1:00-2:00 p.m. to hear from alumni with b...
10/21/2026

DOCENT ALUMNI PANEL 💬✨
Join us in the museum classroom THIS FRIDAY (10/23) from 1:00-2:00 p.m. to hear from alumni with backgrounds in the Fralin’s docent program! They will share their career paths and discuss the many ways their docent experience shaped their professional lives after graduation. Join us to explore the different opportunities available to docents and how museum education and engagement skills can translate into a variety of careers!!

Featured Alumni:
🌟 Emily Hagan — Independent Art Museum Educator
🌟 Tori Cherry — Gallery Manager at New City Arts Initiative
🌟 Maggie Guggenheimer — Director of Practice, Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia
🌟 Mitchell Francis — School and Tour Programs Coordinator at Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (Virginia MOCA); recent alum
🌟 Ainsley McGowan — Reservationist at The Century Association; recent graduate

P.S. Snacks are provided for in-person attendees (but you can join virtually as well)!

Throwback to Fall Break!! 🍂This is your sign to make a museum pit stop on your next trip (and to come to the Fralin whil...
10/19/2026

Throwback to Fall Break!! 🍂
This is your sign to make a museum pit stop on your next trip (and to come to the Fralin while you’re at it)! 🤗🏛️🌟

In my humble opinion, Fall Break is the perfect time to visit a museum AND to work on your Docent application! Let’s giv...
09/30/2026

In my humble opinion, Fall Break is the perfect time to visit a museum AND to work on your Docent application! Let’s give one of our docents the spotlight to share why she joined (and why you should too)!!📝🍂

Introducing Cassie Nokes, a fourth-year Nursing major and Art History minor! Cassie is quite involved with the Fralin in many ways and joined docents for the community aspect of the program. Swipe to hear about some of her favorite museum memories since joining!! ➡️➡️➡️

Cassie is both a Museum Gallery Educator and Early Visions mentor; currently she is taking the Fralin’s UMI course for collections management and historical clothing! Outside of the museum, she is also involved at The Cavalier Daily and Madison House. We’re so happy to have you, Cassie!!

Happy soon-to-be Fall Break hoos!! 🍂 In my humble opinion, Fall Break is the perfect time to visit a museum or even to w...
09/30/2026

Happy soon-to-be Fall Break hoos!! 🍂 In my humble opinion, Fall Break is the perfect time to visit a museum or even to work on your Docent Application (due 10/8)!! 👀📝

Speaking of docents, let’s spotlight Cassie Nokes, a fourth-year Nursing major and Art History minor! She is quite involved with the Fralin in many ways and joined Docents for the community aspect of the program. Swipe to hear about some of her favorite museum memories since joining!! ➡️➡️➡️

Cassie is both a Museum Gallery Educator and Early Visions mentor; currently she is taking the Fralin’s UMI course for collections management and historical clothing! Outside of the museum, she is also involved at The Cavalier Daily and Madison House. We’re so happy to have you, Cassie!!

Scoops on scoops on scoops!! 😋🍨 Now here’s a REAL a scoop for you ➡️➡️➡️ DOCENT APPS ARE LIVE!! 📝 You heard that right —...
09/22/2026

Scoops on scoops on scoops!! 😋🍨

Now here’s a REAL a scoop for you ➡️➡️➡️ DOCENT APPS ARE LIVE!! 📝
You heard that right — you can apply to be a docent through the link in our bio! We would love to see you apply and join us in sharing art all over Charlottesville!! 🖼️✨

Also, you can stop by the museum THIS FRIDAY (9/25) at 7:00 pm to hang out with current Docents during Final Friday! Not only will it be a blast, it’s also a great time to fulfill the mandatory museum event requirement for your application 👀 Hope to see yall there!!

What Would Docents Do?? 💭 Being a docent can mean a lot of things, from leading tours to asking questions to stir the co...
09/05/2026

What Would Docents Do?? 💭
Being a docent can mean a lot of things, from leading tours to asking questions to stir the conversation. It’s a great way to get involved at the museum and to meet other art lovers!

We would love to see YOU apply to become a docent at the Fralin! Our applications open 9/18 and include both a written and an in-person component. For the in-person part of the application, you must come to one of our scheduled museum events, whether it be an interest tour at the museum (155 Rugby Rd) or an Office Hours session in Shannon, where you can discuss your application with our Vice Chair!

We hope to see your application as you ask yourself what YOU would do if you became a docent!! 🏛️🌟

You know what would make this even better?? Bubbles!! 🫧🫧🫧We were so happy to celebrate our lovely 4th Year Docents at ou...
04/24/2026

You know what would make this even better?? Bubbles!! 🫧🫧🫧
We were so happy to celebrate our lovely 4th Year Docents at our End of Year Celebration today! We love and appreciate you all and see all of the hard work you put into the Fralin Museum and this program. Thank you for being a part of this big happy docent family!! 🫶💕

Interested in a career in the art world? Curious what it’s really like to work at an auction house? 🖼️💭Join us and Sothe...
04/17/2026

Interested in a career in the art world? Curious what it’s really like to work at an auction house? 🖼️💭

Join us and Sotheby’s on Monday, April 20, from 4–5 p.m. for a virtual career panel featuring UVA alumni. Get a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s really like to build a career at an auction house!

Join here: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/382187711179549?p=KuW3hIASJki0KGJtrF

What’s this I see?? 👀 NEW SCOOPS AT CHAPS!! 🍨🎉It was so awesome getting to chat with all of our docents, new and old! So...
04/14/2026

What’s this I see?? 👀 NEW SCOOPS AT CHAPS!! 🍨🎉
It was so awesome getting to chat with all of our docents, new and old! So excited for all that our wonderful new class of scoops will bring to the museum

Docents and Early Visions were so happy to be a part of Public Arts for the Public Good at the CSC today! Thank you so m...
04/12/2026

Docents and Early Visions were so happy to be a part of Public Arts for the Public Good at the CSC today! Thank you so much to for hosting us — we had so much fun singing, dancing, and talking about art with everyone🕺🎨💕

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