VOLUNTEERING

The Museum of Richmond has numerous volunteering, work experience and placement opportunities, including Trustees, Visitor Services Volunteers, Exhibition Volunteers and Collections Volunteers.  When we have further volunteer roles and projects available, you will find details of them below.

We can also offer work experience to university students and school students aged over 16 and those working towards their Duke of Edinburgh or Arts Award. However, we do get a lot of requests so ask for at least two months notice to ensure that we can properly plan your placement to that you get the most possible from your time with us.

PLEASE NOTE: we are currently unable to offer any work experience placements. We apologise for any disappointment this may cause.

If you are interested in becoming a Museum Trustee, any vacancies will be advertised on our Trustees page

We do not currently have any paid vacancies – if we do, they will be advertised on our Vacancies page

Visitor Service Volunteers

We are looking for a Visitor Service Volunteer on :

Wednesdays, 2pm to 5pm, starting immediately

Fridays, 2pm to 5pm, starting immediately, until mid-September.

If you are interested in this role, please do complete an Expression of Interest Form and return it to info@museumofrichmond.com 

To find out more about this role, please download Visitor Services Volunteer Role Description

Learning Volunteers

We are looking for Learning Volunteers to help with the delivery of the Learning Programme throughout the summer holidays.

There are 3, week long placements.

If you are interested in this role, please do complete an Expression of Interest Form and return it to learning@museumofrichmond.com 

Collections Volunteers

At present, we have NO VACANCIES for Collections OR Digitisation Volunteers

Work Experience Placements

We can provide short term work experience placements for Secondary and University students wanting to find out more about working in the Museum and Heritage Sector.

We cannot guarantee availability and need a minimum of two months notice for placements. All placements are subject to a satisfactory interview and reference checks. 

We are now taking applications for placements starting from September 2025.