Tewkesbury Museum

Background

Tewkesbury Museum is a small, independent museum focusing on Tewkesbury and the surrounding area. It is seeking re-accreditation by the Arts Council.

Our collections include around 7,000 objects or groups of objects, some of which are displayed in our six exhibition rooms.  We currently welcome 6,000 visitors a year, but we could accommodate far more.

Outside the museum we run a programme of talks in the spring and autumn and guided walks all year round.

We occupy a timber-framed building built in around 1670.  Our landlord has been carrying out substantial and long-awaited repairs between October 2023 and April 2024.  This is the first phase of an ambitious £700k Transformation Project.  Other phases include remodelling the ground floor to provide access to wheelchair users and other people with physical disabilities, taking on an employee (we haven’t had one since 2017) and improving our displays.

This is a great time to join our Board of Trustees.  Up till now we have been a well-respected, if old-fashioned, museum.  Our five-year forward plan sets out how we intend to become more modern, enjoyable and inclusive.  Our Vision is to ‘be the best small museum in Gloucestershire’; but we cannot achieve this without two or three additional trustees, key among whom is the Collections Trustee.

All our trustees have one or two specific areas of responsibility, but also contribute to all aspects of the Museum’s strategy and governance.  Much of their role can be carried out remotely, but they need to visit Tewkesbury once a month on average.

We provide a comprehensive induction and handover to our new trustees.

Collections Trustee

• Conserve, store and display the Museum’s collection
• Continue SPECTRUM implementation
• Regain full accreditation
• Provide the public with access to the collections
• Manage relevant volunteers
• Chair the Collections Committee

Additional information

Number of meetings per annum/time commitment:

12-15 hours a month, including 8 board and 8 committee meetings a year and assisting with running the museum.

Daytime or evening meetings:  Board meetings are currently from 5pm to 7pm, alternating between in-person and on-line.  Committee meetings to suit members’ availability; can be in-person or on-line.

Closing date for applications:  31 May 2024

Contact details for applicants to find out more:  Paul Drake, [email protected]

Website:  https://www.tewkesburymuseum.org/