Junior Docents

Past and Present HRM Junior Docents Come Together

At the opening for Rivers Flow / Artists Connect and Embrace: Cinematic Moments by James Seward, our current HRM Junior Docents had the opportunity to meet a number of our exceptional Junior Docent alumni.

HRM Junior Docent Speaks at Westchester County Budget Hearing

On December 6, Anna Mathews, youth leader in the HRM’s award-winning Junior Docent Program delivered an impactful speech at the Westchester County Board of Legislators’ Budget Hearing in support of the Museum and her fellow teens.

To the Junior Docent Class of 2022

Pedro Betanzos, Manager of Youth and Family Programs, congratulates the Class of 2022.

Pedro Betanzos, New Manager of Youth and Family Programs

Hudson River Museum is pleased to announce that Pedro Betanzos is the HRM’s new Manager of Youth and Family Programs, after serving as Interim Manager since December 2021. As a former Junior Docent himself, and bilingual in English and Spanish, Pedro brings an important community perspective to his work and a clear understanding of the

Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres Visits the Hudson River Museum, Speaks with Junior Docents

Hudson River Museum was honored to welcome António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Catarina Vaz Pinto, Councillor of Culture for the City of Lisbon, Portugal, over the weekend.

A Letter to Future Junior Docents

Junior Docent Program Alumna Gabriella DeJesus, Class of 2021, writes a heartfelt letter to potential and future Junior Docents.

The Junior Docent Program Celebrates Its 25th Year

This year, the HRM is proud to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Junior Docent Program, an award-winning teen leadership program, and to applaud the exceptional Yonkers high school students who are an integral part of the Museum.

Welcome, Viridiana Garcia Choy, Manager, Youth and Family Programs

The Hudson River Museum is thrilled to share the good news that Viridiana Garcia Choy has recently joined the staff as Manager, Youth and Family Programs. Viridiana, who hails from…

A Letter to Future Junior Docents

Junior Docent Program Alumna Kathleen Leite, Class of 2019, writes a heartfelt letter to potential and future Junior Docents.

A New Perspective

Natalia Villota Montoya is one of twelve HRM Junior Docents who recently participated in a photography workshop organized with the Cooperstown Graduate Program and the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum in Inwood. Selections of their work are featured in Food for Thought: Teen Perspectives on Scarcity and Abundance, on view at the Museum through September 15. Read about Natalia’s experience with the workshop.