Volunteers and Interns

Volunteers and Interns are an important part of Heritage Collections and contribute a great deal towards our overall success. Please note, currently our volunteering service is on hold until the summer.

Two people looking at a rare book

We host a variety of volunteer roles working on a range of projects and tasks and we welcome enquiries from anyone interested in volunteering with us. Please note our volunteering service is currently on hold until the summer.

We are also happy to host placements and interns from academic courses in any relevant discipline.

Internship and Placement Opportunities

Student internship opportunities are advertised with Unitemps when they become available.  Any additional internships will be advertised here and we also welcome enquiries from anyone seeking a placement opportunity.  You can also follow us on our Facebook page for up to date information.

We aim to offer our internship and placement opportunities to people who would benefit most from them, both in terms of furthering their personal or professional development and who, in return, would have a new and different perspective to bring to our work.

Previous experience of working in a library, archive or museum is not necessary, we want to attract people to join us who might not have thought about working in our sector before or who have not had the opportunity to experience what this might be like. 

Volunteer Opportunities

Please note our volunteering service is currently on hold until the summer. A few areas we regularly have interns and volunteers working in include:

  • Conservation

    Three people looking at musical instruments in a museum
  • Archives
  • Rare Books
  • Museums, including gallery guides, curatorial roles and event management
  • Exhibitions
  • Collections Management
  • Communications and Marketing

What our volunteers and interns say about their volunteering experience:

This was a brilliant opportunity to further develop my experiences working within archives and facing challenges associated with this line of work.

Summer School Participant

Taking on volunteers and interns is a chance for experienced people with developed careers to pass on the knowledge and experience that university studies alone cannot give.

Fiona

Conservation Volunteer
Conservation work on a guitar

Careers In Heritage

If you are interested in pursuing a career in the heritage sector, please see our guidance document below outlining a range of careers in the sector, examples of real-life careers and hints and tips about how to succeed in the sector. 

Careers in Heritage 2023 (3.29 MB / PDF)

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