Our working in museums

We believe young people should be working in museums in order to gain work experience in the heritage and sector and to develop transferable skills. Find out more about how we are exploring more routes into the heritage sector, and skills development through heritage in this section.

What we believe

We should pay young people for their contributions to museums and heritage work where possible; that young people should be respected as equals to professionals or staff; and that young people are vital in the improvement of organisations.  

As civic institutions, museums can provide wider training and work experience for young people, that is relevant to the heritage sector and other sectors 

Working in museums and cultural organisations can help young people to build skills in public speaking, community work, teamwork and help to develop their confidence.  

It is important that we create spaces that are safe and respectful of young people. We know that training staff is just as important as building young people’s skills, everyone benefits when we all feel more comfortable. 

What we do

We run long term paid opportunities, one-off paid roles, commission young people for design, writing and graphics. These provide huge benefits for the institutions we work with, bringing new voices and ideas into their organisations.  

We also develop training and peer sharing between staff across our partners, to share best practice make sure we can best serve young people and that our staff are supported.