Curating Visibility

Volunteers Wanted

Are you passionate about storytelling? 

Interested in immersive, interactive experiences like gaming and VR?

Or

Keen to show off the rich history and heritage of Dover? 

Dover Museum is seeking volunteers to help facilitate an exciting new digital experience coming soon! 

Curating Visibility fellow Karl Mercer has studied the objects in Dover's collection for disability stories. 

Delivered by Screen South’s pioneering Accentuate programme, and funded by Arts Council England, Curating Visibility reimagines what museums can do to share often overlooked disability narratives by exploring digital technology and multi-sensory interpretation.

Curating Visibility fellow Karl Mercer and the team at Dover Museum have been hard at work researching stories and uncovered stories of disabled people from Dover's past, including smugglers, illustrators, channel swimmers, and medieval pilgrims. These stories will be showcased in an immersive VR exhibition. 

We are now looking for volunteers to help facilitate this experience. 

Responsibilities will include: 

• Greeting and on-boarding visitors to the experience
• Facilitating the visitor experience by instructing them on the use of VR headsets or interactive equipment
• Maintaining equipment by cleaning and charging headsets
• Reporting any issues to other staff

You will gain: 

• Knowledge and understanding of working in museums
• Experience in digital engagement in museums
• Skills in visitor engagement
• Technical knowledge in IT and Virtual Reality hardware and software

If you are interested please fill in the form below.

If you have any questions or would like more information please contact karl.mercer@dover.gov.uk.