Redditch Local History Museum
Description of the role
We need volunteers to work in the following area:
- To help in the continuing fundraising and promotional activities
- To decorate and prepare the premises
- To help process, record and maintain the Archives
- To help design, document and realise the exhibit posters
- To staff the museum on a day-to-day basis when we are open
Types of activity:
- Receiving and recording donations of artefacts
- Sorting and categorizing
- Analysing and documenting the detail content
- Restoration and preservation actions where necessary
- Photographing, copying and digitizing relevant elements of each donation
- Indexing, filing, and storing
- Creating “copy” from them to go on exhibits and display boards
- Laying out display boards
- Creating electronic copy to allow display boards to be printed.
- Creating copy to go on Virtual Museum web site
- Creating web site displays
Also, to open & run the museum on a daily basis, in addition to volunteers managing the Archive, we will need front of house volunteers in the museum gallery to meet, greet, collect donations and answer questions (or to take questions for someone else to follow up.)
We are looking for:
- People with enthusiasm
- Friendliness
- An interest in Redditch Local History
Practical Considerations
Some limitations on working with archive material due to stairs only access.
Any specific requirements
- Relevant qualifications or training
- Must live or work locally
Where is the opportunity based?
The opportunity is in Redditch.
When is the opportunity available?
Volunteering days available to be discussed between you and the organisation.
About the organisation
We are working to open a town Centre based Local History Museum.
Despite its tag as a “New Town”, Redditch has a history stretching back to Roman times. Part of that history revolves around needles and the fishing tackle industries whose story is told at our excellent Forge Mill Museum.
This opportunity is to create and run a Redditch Local History Museum which will tell the story of all other aspects of Redditch’s history and heritage.
We aim to establish and operate a museum which collects, stores and presents objects of interest which record and illustrate the history of Redditch and the surrounding area to as wide an audience as possible.
Bromsgrove and Redditch Network 