The Tech Museum of Innovation

The Tech needs volunteers to: welcome visitors to the exciting exhibit galleries, answer questions about the exhbits, perform demonstrations, and help visitors have a fun experience. A science or technology background is helpful but not required. The benefits to becoming a Tech volunteer are free admission to museum and free parking, exhibits and programs training, discounts on memberships and Tech store purchases, meet celebrities and Silicon Valley legends, field trips and special events, awards and recognition, make new friends and learn new skills.

Requirements

Volunteers are required to attend a 90­-minute orientation session and, for those who volunteer in our galleries, a three­-hour exhibits training session.

Operating Hours

The museum is open everyday from 10am to 5pm.

Schedule

The schedule is flexible. Some volunteers work with us on a weekly basis and some every other weekend. Volunteers may work either a morning or afternoon shift.

Disabled Access

Yes

Address

201 South Market Street

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Directions

Nearby parking lots San Jose McEnery Convention Center AND 2nd and San Carlos Garage. For these two lots, bring your parking ticket for validation to receive $5 flat rate.  The Tech Interactive is conveniently located next to VTA stops for both the light rail and the bus.  The Tech Interactive is less than a 20-minute walk from the San Jose Diridon Station (65 Cahill St.).  From the Fremont BART station, take the VTA Express Bus 181 and disembark at Almaden Avenue and San Fernando. The Tech Interactive is a short walk from there.

Contact Info

Phone: (408) 294-8324 or Email: volunteer@thetech.org