Found 15 Museums & Heritage volunteering opportunities in Australia

A unique opportunity to provide Administration Support to a Port Macquarie iconic not for profit organisation. You will be joining a large group of volunteers who are committed to maintaining an important part of Port Macquarie's early history. Lots of perks.

The Jarrahdale Heritage Society are seeking a dynamic team member or the role of Publicity Coordinator. This position can be conducted almost entirely in a virtual or home-based capacity.

It’s all here, tourism, history, holiday programs and events! Opportunities exist for volunteers in multiple roles: heritage guides, customer service, visitor information assistants, and village “stollers” in heritage costume. If you enjoy a social chat, promoting our city, maybe a bit of local history or helping out in a school holiday program – contact us to find out more.

Do you want to volunteer from home, have a computer and an interest in science, biodiversity and/or natural history collections? Join DigiVol and volunteer online with flexible hours.

We are looking to set up tours that specifically cater to blind, vision impaired, hard of hearing, deaf and neurodiverse visitors to the Bradman Museum and Oval. If you have experience in Auslan delivery, the delivery of multi-sensory or audio museum/art/cultural experiences, or improving visitor experiences for neurodiverse folks, and you would be interested in contributing to the design and/or delivery of these tours and supporting resources, please get in touch.

Douglasvale Historic Homestead and Vineyard is seeking volunteers to assist in its Cellar Door & wine tastings. Come and join in. If you have an RSA and enjoy talking to people - then we can give you training.

Help foster a pleasant visitor experience for our guests from all around the world. In this Museum Assistant role, you will be integral in representing the Emerald Museum.

Are you an imaginative, enthusiastic and effective communicator? The IMA is seeking Tour Guides to join the volunteer team and play a key role in connecting and inspiring our school and adult visitors.

The Bradman Museum shop sells a curated selection of new and vintage collectables, books, sport apparel, mementos, children’s toys and more. If you have experience in designing store layouts and visual merchandising displays to maximise customer experience and sales potential, we’d love to learn from you. We also have an online store front which we are in the process of redesigning on top of doing a merchandising refresh with brand-new branding thanks to our design partners.

Do you know your way around the socials and have experience in marketing? We are looking for someone to assist our team in this space. Ideally, you could help us put together a basic social media marketing plan and work with our graphics team to develop a range of social media templates. This could be an initial consultation or an ongoing opportunity.

We are excited to be expanding the Sir Donald Bradman research library collection with a donation of a significant personal collection in 2024. We are looking for someone to assist with the organisation and cataloguing of this new collection. We are also looking for assistance with the establishment of research library loan partnerships and processes within our broader library network and research librarian services on an ad-hoc basis.

We are embarking on the digitisation of a large historical collection of photographs into the museum collection. This will involve organising, scanning and saving photographs from the archives, and carefully returning to archives. Get in touch if you would like to have a rare glimpse into history and a hand in making these memorial snapshots accessible to an international audience. This could be an ongoing opportunity.

Pandemonium, the incredible audio and visual experience at the Hobart Convict Penitentiary requires enthusiastic Visitor Experience Officers

NOTE: Guest Service Volunteers MUST have well developed English speaking skills Do you love history, art, antiques and meeting people? Would you like to support the conservation of Tasmania’s heritage? Do you love to entertain and educate? National Trust Tasmania is currently recruiting Guest Service Volunteers.

NOTE: Guest Service Volunteers MUST have well developed English speaking skills Home Hill was the family home of Australian Prime Minister Joseph Lyons, his wife Dame Enid Lyons – the first woman elected to Australia’s federal parliament – and their 12 children. ? National Trust Tasmania requires enthusiastic Guest Service volunteers to join this after hours experience.