Volunteering opportunities

This new volunteer role has been designed to support our visitor offer, ensuring that visitors to Port Sunlight Museum have the opportunity engage with our collections. You will help them to discover the context in which the objects would have been used or created for, and enjoy the opportunity to get up close and personal with Port Sunlight Museum’s treasured collections. Full training will be provided.

This volunteer role will support Bridge Cottage’s new exhibition of works by Anthony Brown, enabling us to create an enjoyable experience for visitors. The Gallery at Bridge Cottage has established itself as one of Wirral’s most exciting new spaces for contemporary art since opening its gallery space in 2024, with previous exhibitions including Women at Work: the Unilever’s contemporary art collection, Independents Biennial 2025, and Francesco Mellina’s Total Stranger featuring portraits of Pete Burns. This new exhibition will feature a range of mixed media portraits by Liverpool based artist Anthony Brown, celebrating individuals who have had an impact on the Wirral Peninsula.

This exhibition will be manned by volunteers only, usually working together in pairs with support from on-site staff. You’ll be providing a warm and friendly welcome to our visitors, answering general questions about the exhibition, assisting with the management of visitor flow and visitor numbers, and undertaking audience research on behalf of PSVT, e.g. visitor surveys.

Want to be a part of exciting year-round events in Port Sunlight village? Whether it’s checking people in, marshalling or supporting the set up and take down of the event, event volunteers play a vital role in creating memorable and engaging experiences for audiences.

As a costumed interpretation volunteer, your role will help us engage visitors with the history of Port Sunlight and enrich the Museum experience. With provided costumes, you will engage with the public independently, sharing the stories of Port Sunlight and answering questions. Full training will be provided.

The Worker’s Cottage provides visitors with the opportunity to step inside a typical Port Sunlight cottage, experience everyday life during the early 20th century, and interact with a knowledgeable steward who can speak about living in Port Sunlight, today and in the past. You will be the sole PSVT representative at this venue and as such will be responsible for ensuring that visitors have an enjoyable and safe experience. Shifts available are 10am-1pm and/or 1pm-4pm. Each shift is 3 hours long and volunteers can do either the morning or afternoon shift.