Volunteering

Learn how you can get involved as a volunteer and help support the work of Bristol’s museums, galleries and archives while being part of a welcoming community.

Within Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives there is a wide variety of opportunities to volunteer, depending on your interests and skills:

Helping to maintain and operate the working exhibits on the Harbourside
Assisting curatorial staff with cataloguing and documentation
Supporting museum staff at special events within the museum
Helping the Museums Service with mailings, private view receptions and other non-specialist activities
To view the museum’s volunteering page click here.

Find out more about current volunteering opportunities and get in touch with the museum’s volunteer coordination team.

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Volunteering with the Friends

Within our own Friends organization, practical help is often required in the following areas:

• staffing stalls at our book sales
• making cakes for fundraising events
• serving coffee and tea or wine and soft drinks at fundraising events
helping to mail out our quarterly newsletter (collating and stuffing into envelopes)

Join Our Volunteer Community

We’re always looking for new volunteers to support our work. If you’d like to get involved, we’d love to hear from you.