Holly

Volunteer Manager in Museums with keen interests in heritage volunteering, outreach and my dog 🐶

[Holly @Ho11y15]

@SW_Help Hi I am in a shared taxi to Basingstoke. Can we split the cost and all claim a quarter back? Or someone has to pay the whole fee?

[Holly @Ho11y15]

I'm trying to get to Farnborough - can I get a taxi the whole way?
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[Holly @Ho11y15]

@SW_Help Any news on trains from Winchfield? Apps keep changing from cancelled to delayed with no clear info?

[Holly @Ho11y15]

New year, new recruitment! We are thrilled to be taking on new volunteers for tour guiding and hands on roles. We are available to answer questions in the Great court for several sessions this week, and have online webinars too. More info on our website - https://t.co/epR4DuVG6w

[Holly @Ho11y15]

Here we go! Another Volunteer Conference at @britishmuseum underway 🎉 One of my favourite days of the year - a chance to catch up with lots of the team, say thank you and enjoy some amazing talks.

[Holly @Ho11y15]

Such a lovely team outing this afternoon to @kewgardens to see the Queer Nature exhibition. Sun, fresh air and beautiful scenery - a much needed refresh! 🎉

[Holly @Ho11y15]

Here we go!

Excited for the wonderful Marsh Awards this afternoon at @britishmuseum. A lovely afternoon hearing about all the incredible volunteering work being done across the UK 🎉

[Holly @Ho11y15]

On Friday I got to start my day with the privilege of being the empty Enlightenment gallery before opening, and finish it in the Africa gallery which was opened up just for our training. Never gets old! 😍

[Holly @Ho11y15]

@katekelland @britishmuseum This looked so much fun- we were very envious!

[Holly @Ho11y15]

Lucky enough to have this beautiful and incredibly moving piece on one of our Hands on desks - on loan from Issam Kourbaj. Made of recycled bicycle mudguards, filled with clusters of spent matches, evoking frightened people huddling together.

[Holly @Ho11y15]

Hoorah for the Vols team! They truly do make the most incredible contributions, and we are so grateful for them! 🎉

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

As we wrap up our fortnight of #VolunteersWeek celebrations, we want to thank our wonderful volunteers for all they do.

Volunteers help thousands of visitors engage with the collection, support us behind-the-scenes and much more – the Museum wouldn’t be the same without them.

[Holly @Ho11y15]

Today is our last day of #volunteersweek2023 with a talk on the China exhibition, a tour of the Royal Opera House, an explanation of recent evaluation from an exhibition and an archives tour in the Reading Room. No photos allowed there, so join a free tour to see inside!

[Holly @Ho11y15]

Day 13 and the team is still smiling! Today we did a coffee morning social with some of the team, and this afternoon is full of behind the scenes tours and a talk on research into the Richard Holmes collection. Really enjoying #volunteersweek2023 so far - a few still to go!

[Holly @Ho11y15]

Aside from the tour, the rest of the team back in Bloomsbury were busy hosting a behind the scenes tour of the Reading Room, Egypt & Sudan's store departments and a curator talk on the Luxury exhibition. Not to forget the surprise fire evacuation into the mix. #volunteersweek2023

[Holly @Ho11y15]

...and a few hours later we are heading back home - full of new facts and having spent a really wonderful time exploring the facility. Incredibly designed space, exciting glimpses of some objects and a smug feeling of avoiding the torrential rain back in London!

[Holly @Ho11y15]

Off we go 🎉 #volunteersweek2023 today kicks off with a trip to the BM ARC facility in Reading. Locked and loaded in the coach (with full air con and unexpected party lights!) and we are on our way.

[Holly @Ho11y15]

It may be the weekend, but #volunteersweek2023 is non stop!

[Holly @Ho11y15]

Today for #volunteersweek2023 we did a fascinating walking tour of London and how it has changed, specifically how transport changes have had an impact. Big shout out to the group and guide for maintaining enthusiasm despite the heat! One vol reviewed it as "hot but awesome" 🤣

[Holly @Ho11y15]

We finished last week off on a high with a gallery talk on how the BM assists with smuggled goods, a talk on security at the museum, a wonderful trip to Museum of London Docklands (heightened by snacks- thank you!) And an incredibly enlightening online career panel

[Holly @Ho11y15]

And today we continued the trend with another full day! We had a talk on creation of facsimiles, learned all about collection care and gallery maintenance programmes and then this afternoon carried on with a talk on decimalisation and then the work that the youth collective do!