Welcome to North East Museums VolunteeringNorth East Museums (formerly Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums) manages 12 museums and galleries and an Archive across the North East.
The venues are:
One of our most important aims is to make a positive difference in people’s lives through the exhibitions, programmes and services we deliver.
This is where you come in.
Volunteers are essential to the work that we do. You can help to ensure that all of our museums and galleries are innovative, imaginative, creative, totally inclusive, secure and sustainable.
In turn, we hope volunteering will help you to develop new skills and interests, meet friendly, like-minded people, gain confidence and a sense of well-being, and even strengthen your CV, or curriculum vitae.
We want all our volunteers to have an enjoyable and rewarding time and to feel part of the team that delivers a world class museums service to the communities of the North East and beyond.
So why not come and join us?
How it works
Use this space to find out about new opportunities to volunteer and make a positive contribution to our museums and galleries.
When volunteer application forms are accepted, you are invited to attend an induction. Once you have attended an induction you are accepted into the volunteering pool, and can sign up to available roles that interest you.
New opportunities will be added regularly, making it easier for you to get involved, whether you have 10 minutes to spare or want to volunteer on a weekly basis.
Recruitment for the below roles is now open.
Applications will close 4th August 2025, and reopen on Monday 1st September 2025.
Volunteer opportunities at Arbeia Roman Fort
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeology Assistant | 1 | |||
Roles available at Great North Museum: Hancock
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Family Activities Support | 65 | 7/19/2025 | 8/31/2025 | |
This category is for volunteer opportunities that are not venue specific but are core to the entire organisation.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/07/2025 - New Volunteer Induction - Online Via Teams | 1 | 7/16/2025 | 7/16/2025 | |
| 19/06/2025 - New Volunteer Induction - In person at Discovery Museum | 1 | 6/19/2025 | 6/19/2025 | |
| 22/05/2025 - New Volunteer Induction - Online via Teams | 1 | 5/22/2025 | 5/22/2025 | |
| Access to Volunteering group | 1 | |||
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Arts Festival assistant | 9 | 5/27/2025 | 8/28/2025 | |
| Informal Language Skills Volunteer | 1 | |||
Volunteer roles at Stephenson Steam Railway
Volunteers are needed to help maintain and operate our heritage railway, the North Tyneside Steam Railway, which runs passenger trains on selected days from Easter until early November.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carriage and Wagon Volunteer | 1 | |||
| Stephenson Railway Youth Group | 1 | |||
| Train Operations | 1 | |||
| Waggonway Tea Room - Tea Room Assistants | 1 | |||
| Woodland Walk Gardening and Design | 1 | |||
Our mission is to welcome and connect people to the past, present and future of the North East through stories, shared spaces and experiences.
We will help people understand and act on local and global challenges:
