Volunteers
NADFAS HERITAGE VOLUNTEERS
Our member are currently working at: The Royal Academy,
Tate Gallery, The National Maritime Museum, Wallace Collection, Bishopgate Institute, City Churchwatch, St Paul’s Cathedral Library,
Travellers Club Library, Westminster Achives,
Old Royal Observatory, Greenwich, The Courtauld Institute.
VOLUNTEERS are needed.
Please contact Enid Wooley if you are interested in any of the projects listed below or contact directly at email addresses where indicated.Heritage Volunteer Projects
A new and interesting opportunity: Two Temple Place
is an extraordinary Neo-gothic mansion situated on the Embankment. This October the building will open with our inaugural exhibition, "Willliam Morris: Story, Memory, Myth" in partnership with The William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow. Two Temple Place is looking for volunteers to help us establish ourselves as the first London gallery committed to showcasing publicly-owned art from UK regional collections. Volunteers will provide support in a front of house role:
Welcoming the visitors: Providing information about the house, exhibition and events, Invigilating the galleries. Ensuring the safety of the visitors including duties as fire marshalls.
The shift patterns will be: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat
Morning: 09.45-13.00 (including 15 min break)
Afternoon: 12.45-16.45 (including 15 min break)
Sun: 11.45-17.15 (including 30 min break) In addition to these shifts we will be running a programme of exciting events that we would love to have your help with. The dates and times of these shifts are yet to be finalised. Ideally you will be
Friendly, Punctual, Reliable, Willing to learn.
The British Dental Association Library holds an eclectic collection of books and donated libraries. Volunteers working here will gather experience in a wide variety of conservation techniques.
One volunteer is needed. Good working conditions, well ventilated and air conditioned, the library is located on Wimpole Street, Marylebone.
The Household Cavalry Museum--Explaining exhibitions to the public, front of house operations. Training, very flexible, undemanding hours. Special events to thank volunteers.
The Charles Dickens Museum -- Containing the world's most important collection of material relating to Charles Dickens. Volunteers to help with visitors and front of house operations.
A temporary museum closure will find volunteers engaged in new tasks---cataloguing and packing books. Special events. Training provided and lunch.
The Garden Museum needs four to six volunteers to give short tours and talks on horticulture and the museum collection and to help on the front desk. Training, free lunch, free admission to festivals and special lectures. Lambeth Palace Road. Take the 507 bus from Victoria Station or Waterloo.
The Museum of Fulham Palace in the Bishop‘s Palace--Various roles: volunteer guides, education assistants, tour assistants, collection care, room stewards. Close to Putney Bridge tube station .
Contact Liz Hamilton, Email: Hamiltoneahamilton203@btinternet.comSt. Saviour Pimlico ---A new textile project restoring 129 wool embroidered kneelers. This project is only in the planning stage and will commence when a grant is in place. If you would like to be on the waiting list please contact Rosalie Gowlland.
Email: rosalie.gowlland@gmail.comPublic Catalogue Foundation;
Help Tag the Nation's Oil Paintings
Dear Chairman
Many members helped pilot the 'Your Paintings' tagging website at the end of last year. Please forward this email to your members as they may like to continue tagging paintings now the site is live on the BBC. 'Your Paintings' is a brand new website that was launched in June by the BBC and the Public Catalogue Foundation. By the end of 2012 all 200,000 oil paintings in the national collection will be on this website. Already there are over 60,000 paintings from 860 collections on Your Paintings including all the collections in Cornwall and North Yorkshire. To allow users across the world to search the thousands of paintings for subjects that interest them, the BBC and the Public Catalogue Foundation need help identifying what can be seen in each painting. Can you help with this? You will be introduced to some great paintings and asked to 'tag' them. All you need to do is to look closely at the painting and report what you see. It is easy to use and enormous fun. And don't worry, you don't need to be an art expert to tag - anyone can make a valuable contribution to this important national project. Please have a go! Visit www.bbc.co.uk/yourpaintings to see this wonderful resource and get tagging. Thank you for helping the Public Catalogue Foundation and making a contribution to this important national project.
Chloë Bevan Volunteering Manager NADFAS 020 7430 0730
