Hertford Museum is a charity reliant on grants and donations from visitors and supporters to meet weekly running costs of around £4,000. The Museum cares for in excess of 100,000 objects ...
Collections Photography Volunteer
Practical details
Volunteering • Short term role
Contact person
Hertford Museum
#124180
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Would you like to get up close and personal with the museum’s collections? We are looking for someone to photograph museum objects for our collections database.
Would you like to get up close and personal with the museum’s collections? We are looking for a weekly volunteer for an initial period of three months to help photograph museum objects to add to our collections database.
You will be photographing objects from our paper ephemera collection, including large historical maps, plans and scrapbooks. You can read more about our collections on our website.
We will provide the camera and full training in object handling. This role would suit someone who is confident creating and uploading images, and who can work carefully with historic items. Interest in 2D photography or local history is a bonus.
The position will take place at the museum for 2-3 hours per week on Tuesdays or Thursdays depending on availability. It will run for an initial period of three months.
To apply, please fill in the form.
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About Hertford Museum
Hertford Museum is a charity reliant on grants and donations from visitors and supporters to meet weekly running costs of around £4,000. The Museum cares for in excess of 100,000 objects. Our collections include archaeology, paper ephemera, ethnography, fine art, geology, natural history, photographs, social history and the Hertfordshire Regiment collection. We also hold the Addis company archive, including the largest collection of toothbrushes in the world.
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