Communities
We are proud to put inclusivity at the heart of our work.
Birmingham Museums Trust is for everyone and we offer many different ways for you to get involved. Whether it’s volunteering your time, improving your wellbeing or exploring a community led exhibition we hope you find a way to engage with the museum.
Volunteering
We are lucky to have an amazing team of volunteers supporting us at all nine of our sites. Our volunteers get involved with a whole range of projects and activities and we couldn't do what we do without them.
Do check out our volunteering page for more details and to see how you can get involved
Academic Placements and Work Experience
Our academic placement opportunities are available for students 18 years or over who are linked to an educational organisation. Any academic placements that we can offer will be advertised within academic institutions with which we have linked. If you are interested in undertaking an academic placement with us, please speak with your coordinator at your academic institution who can contact the HR team directly to see what might be possible.
Community Projects
We work with our local communities to create projects that support our aims and theirs. Communities shape the way we collect objects, create artwork to share in our spaces and work with the museum to tell their own stories. Each of our sites aims to build relationships with its local community and runs targeted project to support this process.
We also support community groups that operate on low income, to hire rooms at our venues, at a reduced rate for their activities.
See our Community Room Hire page for more details.
Community Welcome Pass Scheme
Our Community Welcome Pass scheme could help you explore the city’s museums for free. The scheme is open to community groups, CICs, or small charities based in Birmingham, Solihull or Sandwell who work with groups who might not otherwise visit our museums.
Find out more our Community Welcome Pass Scheme.
Wellbeing
Museums are incredibly powerful places for supporting wellbeing. A visit to our extraordinary spaces can promote feelings of relaxation, calm and enjoyment. We run programmes that support wellbeing for those that need it most, including art activities for adults and children and sessions for adults and children on the autistic spectrum, and our programme is always changing, with new activities on offer!
For a list of current wellbeing events see our What's On page.
Access
Ensuring our venues, collections and programmes are accessible to all is a fundamental aspect to our work.
