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Curating Visibility

The Curating Visibility Logo - Curating Visibility is written in purple text on a pale pink background. Surrounding the 'Cura-' part of curating is a ring of diverse shapes that seem to evolve from a pentagonal shape, through a round oval, into a triangle at the top.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, a white male in his late 30s, with long dark hair in a side parting, a short beard, wearing a black shirt with open collar and a black jacket, and glasses rests his chin on his hand, his index finger across his chin towards his cheek. He is looking at a large stone slab with a carving on it. Next to the slab is a panel that reads "Anglo Saxon Religion" and shows images of churches with text too small to be discernible.

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. 

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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

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  • Which days are you available during midday hours (12:30pm-2:30pm)?
  • Which days are you available during afternoon hours (2:30pm-4:30pm)?
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