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2 people are interested
Hands on Here! at the Castle
ORGANIZATION: York Museums Trust
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2 people are interested
Hands on Here! is a Trust wide programme where staff and volunteers demonstrate and interpret objects from our collections to visitors. At the Castle there are two broad themes Military and Social. Each theme has a set of activities which volunteers can choose from.
We run a programme of changing activities throughout the year. Some examples include:
Military:
Weapons of War - looks at the weapons and tactics used on the western front during the First World War. It gives an insight into how the war was fought by the 'Tommies’ in the trenches.
Social:
Bringing up Baby - looks at some of the traditions of childcare, especially feeding, clothing, soothing and entertaining babies. Help visitors swaddle our baby with traditional swaddling clothes and look at how baby clothes developed into the flowing Victorian baby robes and then the modern babygro.
We provide object handling and customer care training for Hands on Here! volunteers as well as specific training sessions for each of the different activities we run. All our volunteers receive a full health and safety site induction.
A minimum commitment of one half day activity session per week or fortnight is acceptable, but volunteers who have more time to offer can always be accommodated. Ideally we like volunteers who think they can commit to the project for at least 6 months, as it can take several weeks to get through the initial training programme.
More opportunities with York Museums Trust
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About York Museums Trust
Location:
St Marys Lodge, Marygate, York, YO30 7DR, GB
Mission Statement
Our Vision is: for York Museums Trust to play a major part in positioning York as a world class cultural centre.
Our mission is: To cherish and enhance the collections, buildings and gardens entrusted to us, presenting and interpreting them as a stimulus for learning, a provocation to curiosity and a source of inspiration and enjoyment for all.
And our strategic objectives are:
1. To protect and conserve the collections, gardens and buildings
2. To promote access to the collections, gardens and buildings appropriate to the 21 st Century
3. To create learning opportunities for all and develop innovative programmes springing from the collections, gardens and buildings
4. To network and collaborate with partners and contribute to the development of the economic and cultural life of the city and the region
5. To raise substantial funds to realise these aims
Description
York Museums Trust is an independent charitable trust established in August 2002 to manage York Castle Museum, Yorkshire Museum and Gardens, York Art Gallery and York St Mary's, all of which were formerly managed by the City of York Council. The Trust cares for the collections and manages the buildings that they occupy, working in partnership with the City of York
Council to improve the museums and gallery for local residents and visitors to the city.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
York Castle MuseumEye of YorkYork, North Yorkshire YO1 9RYUnited Kingdom
DATE POSTED
February 15, 2017
SKILLS
- Customer Service
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training