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British Museum: Behind-the-Scenes Volunteer Programme
United Kingdom · Museum collections / cataloguing
About British Museum: Behind-the-Scenes Volunteer Programme
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million artefacts is the largest in the world. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. Established in 1753, the British Museum was the world's first public national museum. In 2025, the museum received 6,440,120 visitors and was the second most visited attraction in the United Kingdom.
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Programme
British Museum Volunteering
Region
Europe
Fees
Fees not stated
Last verified
10 September 2026
What you would be doing
Departmental volunteers support cataloguing objects, exhibitions, learning and other behind-the-scenes museum work
Take part
Nobody has said they are interested yet. The organizer sees the number, not who you are.
Who can take part
Volunteer roles vary by department and current need
Accommodation and meals
Role-specific
Costs
Volunteer
Organizer
British Museum · British Museum Volunteering
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