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Volunteer Opportunity with the Hon. Curator and Maidstone Museum

Are you interested in joining the team?

The KAS has an extensive collection of archaeological artefacts housed in Maidstone Museum*. It is hoped to establish a small working party to work on this collection, starting with the Anglo-Saxon material. The work will involve checking the objects against existing records, ensuring that these are correct and adding and amending information and re-packing objects as necessary. The aim would be to gain a better understanding of the KAS collection, improve the records of the collection and thereby ensure that it becomes more accessible.

Ideally we are looking for an experienced individual with the time to act as Assistant Curator and help co-ordinate and teach a small group of volunteers, who would be working in pairs in the Museum Storeroom. All volunteers would need to register as Museum Volunteers and comply with the guidance set out by the Museum. The Hon. Curator will be providing training and guidance on one Saturday per quarter.

The first meeting will be on the 30th November 2013 from 10am - 1.30pm at Maidstone Museum.

If you would like to take part please email your details and a short summary of your experience to Dr. Andrew Richardson, Hon. Curator at Andrew.Richardson@canterburytrust.co.uk.

* Please note that the archaeology collection is stored in the old part of the Museum building and is only accessible via a steep staircase.