Volunteer

Please let us know if you have a special talent or interest. If you would like to contribute your time and energy to a museum where volunteers are active learners, please contact us to discuss current opportunities and to schedule a visit.

Volunteers Needed

If you have 2 or 20 hours to volunteer, the museum has work for you.  Stop by or email the museum to see where you can help. We have administrative, maintenance, construction, curating, and docent activities available.

- Larry Finley, Executive Director at the Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation

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Volunteer Activities

The Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation would like to thank all of the volunteers that work countless hours to help keep the museum running and up to date.
Morningside College Creative Edge Ad Team & Dr. Marilyn Eastman - Conducted market research and created a comprehensive ad campaign to refresh and upgrade museum communications.
​Darlene Spears - Helps run the museum during the weekends
The Bartels and Grimm families - Helped with the rose and 232 gardens.
Lindi Kiple - University of Iowa intern and Sergeant Bluff grad - Worked on museum history educational displays.
Carla Edgington & the late Kay Crowl - Painted and updated displays throughout the museum!
Morningside College - Into the Streets teams - Cleaned windows and cabinets, pulled weeds from around the museum.
John and Pat Bartholomew - Work as front desk volunteers and research B17 crews and nose art photography.
Terry Hudson - painted around the museum.
Rick Alter, Gary Grasma, & Jim Loftus - Restored the Parade Plane, and Rick has been very active with restoring and donating vehicles for display.
​Verna Shockey - Volunteers at the front desk when needed.

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Contribute Financially to the Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization your financial gift to the Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation is tax deductible. Your contribution will help complete new exhibits, restore and preserve historical artifacts, help develop the museum’s research library, carry out research, assist in the administration of the museum and carry out its mission.

To make a tax-deductible contribution, call or write:

Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation: 
2600 Expedition Court 
Sioux City, IA 51102 
712.252.5300 

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Volunteer Opportunities at the Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation

The mission of the Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation requires the support of many talented and dedicated volunteers from around the states of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. These volunteers come from a broad range of backgrounds and contribute their innumerable talents to achieving the museum’s mission. Volunteers can be found throughout the museum organization, sharing their knowledge with visitors, building and maintaining exhibits, restoring aircraft and surface transportation vehicles, preserving historical artifacts, assisting with the museum’s day-to-day administration, maintaining and working with the museum’s research/reference library, and carrying out research. 

The Mid America Museum has volunteer opportunities to match your interests and talents, and are available on an as needed basis. Some these opportunities may include:

• Administrative support
• Building interactive displays
• Instructors for educational programs
• Docent program
• Exhibit maintenance and design
• Speakers for Lecture Series
• Library support
• Membership
• Restoration
• Storytellers
• Lawn and garden care