The Museum of the San Fernando Valley

Organization Description

The Museum of the San Fernando Valley is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit history, arts and culture museum free to the public whose mission is not only to acquire, display and preserve San Fernando Valley artifacts, documents and records related to the history and culture of Valley, but to give a central voice to the distinctive histories of all populations from the SFV whose cultures, races, religions and ideas contributed to the SFV's character, growth and development. We believe our programming of shared stories inspire people to bridge cultural biases.

Health & Safety

Because some of the students have the option to work at home, The Museum will not be able to supervise them at that time. Students under 18 will be able to participate as long as they have their

parent or guardian complete a written museum permission form. The Museum holds Liability Insurance only. The Museum hopes that CSUN has its insurance for students participating in our offsite internship/volunteer programs as well.

Because some of the students have the option to work at home, The Museum will not be able to supervise them at that time. Students under 18 will be able to participate as long as they have their parent or guardian complete a written museum permission form. The Museum holds Liability Insurance only. The Museum hopes that CSUN has its insurance for students participating in our offsite internship/volunteer programs as well.
Additional requirements and/or considerations
  • Must be 18 or older
  • SUPERVISION: Students will be supervised less than 50% of the time or the supervisor will be responsible for overseeing more than 8 people.
Address 
18904 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91324
United States
General Phone 
(818) 347-9665
Website:
http://themuseumsfvnow.org
Student Contact 
Name
Jackie Langa
Job Title
Vice President
Phone
(818) 970-9832
Email
jackie.langa@themuseumsfv.org
Program(s) 
Service Learning
Organization type 
Historical Society/Museum or Library (Nonprofit)
Focus Population(s)
Non-specific/any population
Focus Area(s)
Arts, Culture, and Humanities, Education
Hours of operation 

Normal Operating Hours: Tuesdays 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm; Saturdays and Sundays 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. However, Saturday closing times may be different depending on whether the Museum is presenting its History or Artist Speaker Series.

Weekend Hours available: Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm.

 

The hours available are based on the project a student is assigned to. If student is a docent, they will work Tuesday, 1 to 5 pm, Saturday or Sunday, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Museum. If a student is working a research project, they have the option to work during museum hours or, at times, at home. If the students are working the festivals or events, they may be assigned to set-up day before event, event day, social media before event or statistical analysis after the event.

Maximum students 
12