Can you help?
- Did you know that Malton Museum is run by volunteers?
We rely on our volunteers to run and deliver Malton Museum’s learning programmes, provide a welcoming environment for our visitors and care for the museum’s historic collections. There are lots of opportunities to be involved and we are always looking for new people to join us.
To download a volunteer enquiry form, please click on the following links. The form is available in PDF or Word format.
Volunteer Enquiry Form PDF Version
Volunteer Enquiry Form Word Version
Front of House Team
This team welcomes the visitors to the museum on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays between April and October, doing approximately 3-hour shifts. They interact with visitors, usually being the first person they meet. They help the visitor to make the most of their visit, letting them know what is available, helping them to understand what they are seeing, and sharing information about upcoming activities and events. This is a vital role in encouraging return visits and spreading positive information about the museum. Training will be given and an information file is available.
Front of House Volunteers enjoy meeting people from all over the world, helping them to get the most out of their visit and promoting Malton and its history.
To find out more about being a Front of House volunteer, read Nick’s Story.
Learning Volunteer
The team meet on an ad hoc basis and plan and deliver a range of learning activities. This includes family workshops during the school holidays and outreach sessions at libraries and other heritage sites. The team is currently expanding its handling sessions with adults’ groups, so will be seeking volunteers to help deliver the sessions, many of which will take place in the evening. Training will be given.
Learning Volunteers enjoy learning about new topics, sharing them with people of all ages and abilities, getting out and about in the community and answering questions.
Town Tour Guide
As part of the Tour Guide team, you will help to deliver Malton Museum’s Town Tours. You will share with visitors the interesting history of the Market Place and introduce some well-known characters from the days gone by. A set route has been established. Training will be provided, including the opportunity to shadow a town tour before delivering your first one.
Town Tour Guides enjoy meeting people, story telling and sharing Malton’s history with visitors from all over the world.
To find out more about being a tour guide, read Andy’s story.
Social Media Volunteers
Social Media volunteers create interesting and informative social media posts about Malton Museum, its people, collections and events. They often work from home, but come into the museum regularly to find out more about what’s going on and seek out new stories and angles.
Social Media Volunteers enjoy working independently, being creative and knowing they are helping people to find out what makes Malton Museum special.
Project specific
Please note that the Museum is currently not looking to recruit volunteers for specific projects.
From time to time there are opportunities to participate in shorter-term projects, which will be announced here.
We are also looking for volunteers to help with specific tasks such as photography at events, sewing costumes, creating newsletters, blogs or researching specific items.
All the museum’s volunteers receive training and are encouraged to nurture their own interests and skills.
Collections Team
Please note that the Collections Team is currently not looking to recruit further volunteers.
The team meet every Wednesday from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm and 2 pm to 4 pm. This is an exciting opportunity to handle and learn about the objects held in the museum’s collections. These include objects from prehistoric stone tools and Roman pottery to 19th and 20th-century items, all illustrating the area’s rich history.
The work includes repackaging the collection to modern standards, updating the records, cataloguing objects in more detail and photographing them, as well as preparing objects for displays and events.
Experience in handling finds is welcome but not essential, and training will be given.
Collections Team Volunteers enjoy handling historic objects, having a meticulous approach to cataloguing and improving object care.