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Francisco George, a longtime art collector and docent at LACMA, is a Frieze regular.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

I found her nametag from work as a docent in a historical museum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

What: 90-minute tours led by a volunteer docent.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024

This can yield further knowledge about the interaction between herpesvirus and host cells, states docent Maija Vihinen-Ranta from the University of Jyväskylä.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

And indeed, the entire class was gathered outside, notebooks closed now, dutifully chaperoned by the docent, giggling and whispering as Moody and Pearl emerged.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng