Found 15 Museums & Heritage volunteering opportunities in Australia

The Event Volunteer is the friendly and welcoming face of Genealogy SA at events and workshops both on site at the Genealogy Library and at other venues. He/she is responsible for promoting the Society as an organisation of choice in regard to family history research and membership. The role also involves assisting with the set-up for the event, such as setting out chairs, laying out brochures, meeting guests and checking registration lists as guests arrive.

The Library Reception Desk Volunteer is the friendly and welcoming face of Genealogy SA. They provide guidance to members, visitors and those who call us to use the Society’s family history information resources. In this role, volunteers will find themselves assisting a variety of people with their genealogical research, providing them with a great opportunity for growth in their own learning.

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.

Support work that combats antisemitism, racism, & prejudice. Library Assistant role. We are looking for people passionate about volunteering within a museum that’s mission is to combat antisemitism, racism, and prejudice.

Support work that combats antisemitism, racism, & prejudice. Museum sector position We are looking for people passionate about volunteering within a museum that’s mission is to combat antisemitism, racism, and prejudice.

Are you passionate about apps, programs and web coding? Beechboro Library's CoderDojo is a club for self-motivated young people to learn how to code, develop websites, apps, programs, games and explore technology in a casual and creative environment. We are looking for mentors to help our participants reach their full potential.

The Heritage Library Volunteer assists staff with the management of the collection housed in the Heritage Library. You will work alongside a small team of employees and volunteers undertaking preventative conservation and collection management.

If you enjoy engaging with primary school children and have a knack for storytelling, we would love to have you as part of our Museum Schools Team. You will be working with a small team in a supervised, supported environment. You don’t need to be a teacher – a delight in talking with kids is the main skill we are seeking. Our Schools Team lead school activities in the Museum, as well as running off-site programs through our History on the Move trailer. Volunteers must be vaccinated.

Tractors - People - History: what a combination. We're looking for Visitor Relations Officers (Tour Guides). Be part of our team guiding visitors from around the world through our fascinating exhibits at the Tractor Museum based inside Whiteman Park.

We have a range of exciting artefacts that have been recently donated and need to be photographed and uploaded to our museum collection. If you have your own photography equipment and are interested in supporting this project, please get in touch.

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.

Volunteers will help with ensuring that the BVHS Collection is managed and conserved in accordance with National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries. The aim is to maintain the physical & electronic collection registers of Photographs and Objects within the museum and the machinery shed. We are gifted many items which need to be recorded so that they can be readily accessible when enquiries are made and when displays/exhibitions are being planned.

TSTA (Tasmanian State Training Association) is 100% volunteer run not for profit organisation and as such, all positions are as unpaid volunteers. If you have an MED3 or above and want to help sail the Lady Nelson...

Do you want to learn new skills meet new people and do something completely different? Volunteer crew members needed to help sail the historic square-rigged Lady Nelson tall ship. The Tasmanian Sail Training Association is seeking new volunteer members to learn tall ship sailing on Tasmania’s iconic waterways.