Volunteer with us
Why volunteer?
Our volunteers are an essential part of our team. Whether by delivering our exhibitions, maintaining our research room, answering enquiries, or delivering handling workshops, we offer opportunities to learn valuable skills and inspire our visitors.
Do you need experience within an arts, heritage and museum environment? Do you want to connect with like-minded people?
Join us to gain practical skills and specialised knowledge with projects that include community engagement and making collections more accessible. Work within a team who are passionate about heritage!
‘Rewind: This is Croydon’s Music’ Exhibition Assistant
In February 2024 we launched ‘Rewind: This is Croydon’s Music,’ an exhibition celebrating Croydon’s music heritage. The exhibition features interactive elements, including oral history interviews and we are looking for enthusiastic, committed volunteers to help make the exhibition special.
If you are interested in being involved and can be available to do either a half day or a full day once or twice a week between 10am-5pm, Tuesday - Saturday then please get in touch.
For full description of role click here: Exhibition Assistant Role Profile
To apply click here: link here
Collections Volunteer
Want to get hands-on experience with collections and exhibitions? Join us behind the scenes and help support the management and care of collections!
We currently have a call out for two types of role:
Collections Volunteer - research / galleries
Collections Volunteer - collection care / stored collections
Volunteer positions now CLOSED. Staff are working through applications.
Please email museum@croydon.gov.uk if you have any questions.
Oral History Transcription Volunteer
Transcriptions increase accessibility to collections. Together with summaries and the recordings themselves, they create an important resource for academic research, museum displays to family and local community history. This project will give you the fantastic and personal experience of hearing first-hand accounts of events and experiences and memories that must be safeguarded for future generations.
Please note that this role is currently unavailable to apply for.
Visitor Services Volunteer
Visitor services volunteers are the first point of contact for the Museum of Croydon and Archives service. For our visitors this volunteer role provides a warm welcome and excellent customer service to visitors to our busy Research Room of the Museum, as well as supporting the Museum team in ensuring a smooth service in providing access to our collections. This role will give you experience in Museum front of house operations and customer service.
Please note that this role is currently unavailable to apply for.
For Live Volunteer Opportunities at Croydon Archives, Croydon Libraries and Museum of Croydon see link here.
