Volunteers Archives - The Bowes Museum

Young Volunteers: Owen

Heritage Open Day 2024 at The Bowes Museum was an unforgettable experience for me. I had the honour of guiding

6 Nov 2024

Creating a Space to Explore Collections Care

Over the last two years there has been a spurt of object movement at Museum, spurred on by the implementation

1 Nov 2024

Joe completing a cleaning task with the collections team

Young Volunteers: Joe

I have been visiting The Bowes Museum for as long as I can remember, seeing many different changes and exhibitions,

21 Oct 2024

Work Experience Diary: Carys

When considering work experience, I always knew I’d like to go to The Bowes Museum. I’ve been visiting the Museum

18 Jul 2024

Work Experience Diary: Abbie-Rebecca

I wanted to do my work experience at The Bowes Museum because museums, especially those with extensive art collections, greatly

16 Jul 2024

Meet Volunteer Guide, Ray Morris

WHAT IS IT LIKE BEING A GUIDE AT THE BOWES MUSEUM? It’s fantastic, fascinating and fun! The 20+ guides come

14 Jun 2024

Meet Swan Explainer, Marilyn Elm

When an opportunity was offered to volunteer as a ‘Swan Explainer’ at The Bowes Museum, I welcomed the chance to

4 Jun 2024

Meet Curiosity Activator, Lucy Readman

I started volunteering in October last year as a Swan Explainer during the conservation of the Silver Swan automaton. As

4 Jun 2024

Meet Library and Archives Volunteer, Rosie Bettison

I volunteer for the library and archives at The Bowes Museum, this role involves entering data on to the Museum’s

4 Jun 2024

Meet Curiosity Activator, Alex Stoakes

I have been a Curiosity Activator Volunteer at the Museum since early April, when the four new gallery spaces first

31 May 2024

Meet Gardening Volunteer, Gillian Pryce-Taylor

I moved to Barnard Castle ten years ago after a lifetime, well more than forty years, in education. My husband

31 May 2024

Meet Co-Production Volunteer, Amy Bainbridge

My volunteering journey began last September when my youngest child started school. After struggling to find a job which would

31 May 2024

Meet Dorothy, Volunteer at The Bowes Museum

Volunteering at The Bowes Museum Volunteers are not paid, not because they are worthless but because they are priceless. And

7 Jun 2019

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