Jobs and Volunteering

The Bowes Museum’s a friendly and exciting place to work. With around 70 employees and over 60 volunteers, we’ve a wide range of skills and knowledge in the team and we’re often looking to add to it.

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OPPORTUNITIES

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Volunteer

There has never been a more exciting time to get involved.



The museum is currently going through an exciting period of transformation, with new volunteering opportunities opening up as we go.

For more information, please click on the image above.

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Tender for Funding and Investment Development Partner

Role: Funding and Investment Development Partner – Towards Bowes 2092
Location: Remote working and on-site at The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8PP
Fee: £25,000 plus VAT (to include all expenses, required reporting, consultant fees, etc.)
Closing Date: Thursday 9 April, 5pm

The Bowes Museum invites expressions of interest from experienced and imaginative consultants to support our Towards Bowes 2092 project: a two-year transformational initiative that repositions The Bowes Museum as a civic, cultural and economic anchor for the region. Towards Bowes 2092 is central to our ambition to unlock the full potential of our buildings, collections, and parkland, ensuring The Bowes Museum thrives as a 21st-century institution rooted in place, powered by people, and ready for the future.

To learn more and apply, click on the image.

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