OPEN CALL - STEERING GROUP VOLUNTEERS
The East End Women’s Museum puts on pop up exhibitions, events and projects across East London that uncover and celebrate hidden stories of local women. We’ve been given a space in Barking to open our museum in 2022, and now we need to work out what to put in it - which is where you come in!
We want the people of east London to share what they would like to see and do in the new museum, which stories it should tell, which objects to display, which activities to run, and so on.
The Steering Group is made up of people from our local communities. This group will help us reach as many people in east London as we possibly can by:
Talking about the museum with their local community, family, friends and neighbours
Creating and promoting activities to get feedback from the local community, working with artists and museum staff to do so
Helping to organise collaborations and events
Giving their ideas about the museum’s design and asking other locals what they think
The role involves attending regular Steering Group meetings (approximately monthly, though this will depend on members’ availability), at which you will share your ideas and help make decisions about the consultation.
Members of our current Steering Group ©Daura Alytiene
We are looking for:
People who live or work locally to our new space in Barking, especially residents of Barking & Dagenham and Newham, with close ties to their community
An interest in sharing women’s stories
You must be willing to represent the museum and to speak with people about it in an engaging way
You can be any age (18+), of any gender, and do not need any specific experience, education or training to take part.
To apply, please complete this online application form. Deadline is Monday 5th April 2021 at 11pm.
For more information email eastendwomensmuseum@gmail.com.