Every museum in Suffolk relies on the enthusiasm and commitment of volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering at a museum, please contact the museum directly and see what kind of help is needed. Here is a short film on volunteering, along with current opportunities below:
Job Opportunities
The best place to find out all current job opportunities is the University of Leicester’s Museums Jobs Desk: https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/jobs
Become a Collections Champion at the Food Museum!
The Food Museum is one of over 70 recipients of funding in the latest round of MEND grants awarded by the Department for Culture, Media and Support and Arts Council England. Amongst other vital improvements, this grant will enable the museum to repair the roof of the Large Object Store.
For this work to go ahead, it’s necessary to relocate all of the objects currently held in the Large Object Store to temporary storage locations around the site. With hundreds of objects to move, the museum is looking for reliable, detail-oriented individuals to play an important role in this project.
As a Collections Champion, you’ll help photograph, catalogue, and move our large objects. You will have the unique opportunity to see behind the scenes of the Food Museum and get hands on with our objects.
If you’d like to join the team, please email volunteering@foodmuseum.org.uk.
The museum is also looking for volunteers to support the running of the historic water mill and the work of food learning assistants and visitor services staff. Find out more information about all of the Food Museum volunteering roles here: https://foodmuseum.org.uk/support/volunteer/
Take the Volunteering Challenge with Suffolk Archives
Are you looking to volunteer from the comfort of your own home? Take a look at Suffolk Archives Remote Volunteering and Just a Minute challenges.
From discovering local, or even international, stories in the archive or sharing those stories with local communities, to supporting staff to care for the archive, become part of Suffolk’s story by volunteering with Suffolk Archives.
Volunteers bring the archive to life for researchers and local communities, making more archives accessible and connecting people to the places they live. By volunteering you will develop new skills, make new friends and conserve Suffolk’s history for the next generation.
If you would like to join the remote volunteer team at Suffolk Archives, visit the Suffolk Archives website for more information.