Found 24 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.

Are you currently training in education, work with young people, or simply enjoy being a presenter, then this position is for you! Award winning Bankfoot House Heritage Precinct is seeking energised presenters to work with a professional team in offering interactive educational experiences that inspire younger generations. This newly created position will enable you to interact with school groups and provide input into program development. Speak to us about this rewarding role today!

Governance of a small, not-for-profit charity dedicated to the conservation of a heritage building in Hawthorn.

Assisting the current editor with periodic publications in printed and digital formats.

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.

We want to choo choo choose you for our Train Crew! If you have a passion for Trains we have a position for you!

Customer service with a difference! Travelling on board the Hotham Valley train and providing assistance to our passengers.

The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) are seeking a Volunteers to assist in or BigCcat Project within our Collections Team. The Big Ccat Project is an online community cataloguing program designed to harness community expertise and skillsets, contribute to a sense of belonging and well-being in volunteers, and to enable community access to collections via cataloguing and publishing online. Now is your chance to join our passionate team of volunteers.

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 need someone to help at the Museum with Group tours bookings. follow up with the tours for tour numbers. This is an important job in the Museum as a Group tours are a major fundraiser activity. Catering for our Tour groups, purchasing and preparing food at home bring to the Museum on the day. Help with setting up for the tour. After the tour tiding up making sure the kitchen is clean and tidy. Re-imbursement for money spent. Some previous experience would be beneficial.

Douglas Vale Historic Homestead & Vineyard a not for profit organisation run by volunteers since 1995. DV is looking for a VolunteerCo ordinator with relevant experience in communicating with a variety of people and activities and organizational skills. This is a committee position. Come and join the team. We are open to the public on Wednesdays and Saturdays & Sundays 10am to 3pm.

If you are great with people and enjoy sharing information and customer 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.

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.

Assisting the Secretary in the administration, documentation, archiving and display elements of the Pearns Steam World museum.

To interview people in the Busselton region, following specific guidelines on the preparation for and recording of people's life stories for the Busselton Oral History Group (Inc). Position may not be suitable for job-seekers.

Interesting and diverse secretarial position on 8-person committee, great role for versatile person with computer, filing and phone skills. Building is 100 years and an important part of Busselton's history. Come and be a part of it too!

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.