Volunteering at the Museum and Library
 One
of the most effective ways to help the Museum is to
give us your time.
We are always looking for interested people to volunteer to work for both the Museum and Library.
The Royal Engineers Museum Volunteers will be involved in a number of projects run by the Museum. Most of those projects relate to ongoing tasks but some of them are or will be generated by the Museum's re-development. Volunteers will be supervised by a member of the curatorial team at all times.
Some of the recent projects and activities made possible
by voluntary help include:
- Display and conservation of the medal collection.
- Maintenance of the large equipment and vehicle collection.
- Renovation and auditing of the model collection.
- Auditing of the Museum Collection in general.
- Conservation of the Library's Army Lists.
- Transcription of Peninsular War archives.
- Cataloguing of the Postal and Courier Services archive.
We are always eager to receive assistance from units
of the Corps. Many of the projects in the Museum require
the work of tradesmen (carpenters, electricians etc)
and for many we just need extra manpower.
See also our Vacancies
page.
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Contact and Current Requirements
The Royal Engineers Museum Volunteers should be computer literate (or eager to learn), attentive to detail, have good research skills, good written and spoken English which is essential for cataloguing projects. Volunteers should also have good interpersonal skills and be able to work both as a part of a team or without supervision if necessary. Interest in history, military history in particular, would be desirable.
Volunteers are required to assist with:
- Cataloguing an archive on military railways
- Research for Education staff
- Research for Curatorial staff
- Cataloguing un-accessioned objects
- Answering enquiries from the Public
- Guided Tours (Training provided)
- Front of House tasks
- Various documentation projects
- Object conservation projects
If you are interested please contact:
The Curator
The Royal Engineers Museum
Prince Arthur Road
Gillingham
Kent
ME4 4UG
Tel: 01634 822261
Email: mail@re-museum.co.uk
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