Found 19 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.

Gain experience in events and program delivery assisting our team to deliver a wide range of programs at award winning Bankfoot House Heritage Precinct. From education programs with local schools, to performances and exhibitions, heritage talks and festivals. You will gain experience in project development, event delivery and be actively involved on-site assisting with set-up and pack-down, program delivery, ticketing and registration, food and beverage and visitor engagement.

Do you like meeting people from all over the world? If so, then this position is perfect for you! Bankfoot House is an award winning state heritage-listed property that attracts local, interstate and international tourists. You will be trained in how to present the heritage precinct’s history as the oldest surviving Cobb & Co coach stop on the Brisbane to Gympie Gold fields run. We are looking for enthusiastic, dedicated and friendly volunteers to join our amazing team of tour guides.

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.

Do you love history? The local history section of Kwinana Public Library are asking for expressions of interest from volunteers to assist the local History Librarian to research local history topics. Virtual, it would be great if the volunteer resides in the locality of Kwinana, Cockburn, Rockingham areas so regular face to face catch ups can occur.

The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) are seeking a Exhibition Room Attendants to assist us with various exhibitions throughout 2024 at Como House and Gardens. An exciting design exhibition is being held in the historic home, Tablescaping which will explore the art of table service and design. Followed by NTAV annual Christmas at Como installation later in the year. Now is your chance to join our passionate team of volunteers and enjoy being part of museum operations and exhibits.

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.

We are seeking enthusiastic, friendly, motivated and reliable volunteers to assist us in providing customer service and front desk services to our museum's visitors on weekends as a preference, and also to anyone who is interested and able to volunteer on Special Event Days.

An opportunity for those who love model/miniature railways. We have a 7 ¼” gauge railway around the grounds that is available to visitors most days we are open. We have 3 locomotives (Steam, petrol, hydraulic). We are looking for someone who will be a practical leading-hand for this museum activity: From driving to track-work. The line has opportunities for development and a range of projects are possible with the right person to take the lead.

Pearn's Steam World has one of the best collection of agricultural steam engines, tractors and other farming artifacts in Australia. These need maintenance, preservation, restoration, or rebuilding depending on their condition. We welcome anyone with the skills and/or aptitude to join the team who care for the collection. The collection ranges from large steam engines to small items such as hand-cranked seeders and butter churns.

🛩️ Join Us in Preserving Aviation History! 🛩️ Do you have a passion for aviation and a desire to contribute to the preservation of history? The Far North Queensland Aviation Museum invites you to become a valued volunteer and help develop Mareeba's premier community-based aviation museum.

Love vintage trains? Are you a people person and enjoy food service? We want to hear from you....

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.

No Experience Required - We Train You - Meet New Friends. Are you interested in working with the public and in the heritage railway carriages? Would you like to help passengers and contribute to their journey, then why not try your hand at becoming a Booking Clerk - Customer Service Guide at Puffing Billy Railway?

No Experience Required - We Train You - Meet New Friends. Are you interested in working with the public and in the heritage railway carriages? Would you like to help passengers and contribute to their journey, then why not try your hand at becoming a Passenger Guide at Puffing Billy Railway?