Adult volunteers brought the children's bricks from Wellington, Matador, Dalhart, Perryton, Plainview, Childress, Canadian, Dumas, Stratford, Amarillo and other Panhandle towns. The original museum building opened in 1933. Volunteers also work with the four curators who train them to assist in research and cataloging. These events, which attract hundreds of children and adults, use volunteers as guides and assistants. Museum of Art Amarillo Museum of Art, on the east side of the Washington Street campus of Amarillo College, uses volunteers called docents to conduct educational tours for students and other visitors and to assist museum staff with programs such as teacher services, research and art classes.
Docents also serve as greeters at the reception desk.
Docent training leads to knowledge of art history in general as well as specialized studies of the museum's offerings. Cullen Lutz, who directs volunteers, said active docents serve at least 50 hours a year. Associate docents serve 35 hours a year. Docents act as aides in children's classes at the museum and assist in community outreach programs. Amarillo Art Museum uses docents as greeters, as assistants in managing scrapbooks and archival records and in mailing of printed material from the museum.