The docent group has always been a diverse one. No matter which age group that you are in, which country that you are from, or your education background, as long as you are interested, we are more than glad to welcome you as part of the team.

• Guide the visitors through the exhibition.
• Have conversations with audience about the exhibition, and answer their questions.
• Collect questionnaires from the visitors after the tour.
• Take part in activities, conferences, workshops, and other public campaigns.
• Give guided tours in Chinese, English, or other languages.

Please fill out the docent application form and send the form and your CV both to docents@ucca.org.cn You can also call +86 10 5780 0200 for more information about the application.

Click to download the application form

l Interview and application time period: Start from now on to 22 October 2017.

l We will contact you for the interview once we receive your application.

l If you pass the interview, we will send you the information and materials about the exhibition (documents and videos).

l You can contact us for a mock guide tour after you study the information and material

l You are officially a part of the team after passing the mock guide tour.

l Both interview and mock guide tour can be in either Chinese or English.

• Training period: Early July until the exhibition opens. (Docents are required to attend at least 1-2 on-site training courses before the opening);
• We will provide you with all relevant information on our exhibition, the Center, and 798;
• Artists and curators will also offer training sessions;
• Participating docents are invited to attend the exhibition on the press conference day.

From Tuesday - Sunday10:00 A.M - 6:00 P.M (1 hour lunch break, 7 hours in total)

10:00 A.M - 2:00 P.M (4 hours)

2:00 P.M - 6:00 P.M (4 hours)

Docents are required to arrive at UCCA at least 10 minutes before the shift begins to register and prepare for work;

A public link is available for docents to arrange or modify their own working schedules.

• UCCA exhibitions offer free admission to our docents and 10 discount tickets to docent’s friends and families;
• Letter of acknowledgement granted by “ZhaoBandi: China Party”;
• A “ZhaoBandi: China Party” gift pack;
• A UCCA membership card offering benefits such as free entry, exclusive member activities, discounts on public programs, etc.(worth RMB 300);
• 5 UCCA general tickets (worth RMB 150);
• 6 tickets for UCCA art cinema 2017 (worth about RMB 300);
• Work certificate issued by UCCA for those having worked for more than 100 hours;
• Free lunch for docents working the entire day shift (10:00-18:00);

*Note: The benefits above are only available for docents who are involved in the exhibition throughout its duration and meet the standard.