SUPPORT GROAM HOUSE
As an independent museum, Groam House relies heavily on the generosity of individuals like you. Your financial contributions and volunteer efforts are vital to our success. Join us in supporting our mission, exhibitions, learning programs, research, conservation efforts, and development projects.
It costs approximately £16,000 per year to maintain our operations. Additionally, we are responsible for caring for, researching, and interpreting the collections entrusted to us. We are committed to offering free entry, so we rely on volunteers, memberships, donations, sales, and successful events to sustain our finances.
Current Trustee Vacancies
Collections Care. Help preserve Scotland’s heritage, guide our collections team, and shape the museum’s future. More info
Educational Outreach. Shape our school programs, workshops, and resources, making Pictish and Celtic heritage accessible to young learners and the community. More info
Development & Marketing. Use your expertise to boost fundraising, engagement, and visibility, helping preserve Scotland’s rich Pictish and Celtic heritage. More info
As a volunteer trustee, these are unpaid roles; however, we do offer reimbursement for reasonable expenses.
For further information, please contact aila.schafer@groamhouse.org
VOLUNTEER
Are you passionate about history, culture, or community engagement? Groam House Museum is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our team!
From front-of-house roles in the museum to behind-the-scenes tasks, we offer a variety of opportunities to suit different interests and skill sets.
While our museum is open to the public from April to October, our work continues year-round. Volunteers play an essential role in areas such as marketing, fundraising, event planning, educational outreach, collection care, groundskeeping and administration.
Why Volunteer With Us?
Volunteering at Groam House Museum is a chance to:
– Make a Difference: Help preserve and promote Scotland’s rich Pictish and Celtic heritage.
– Learn and Grow: Gain hands-on experience in a museum environment and develop new skills.
Build Connections: Be part of a friendly, welcoming community and make new friends.
– Enjoy Perks: Volunteers enjoy coffee mornings, concessions, access to the museum library, and occasional group outings.
To find out more here
BECOME A MEMBER
Our members are essential to the museum, contributing financially, practically, and philosophically. We encourage more people to join and enjoy the benefits.
– Regular newsletters
– Invitations to all GHM events (by e-mail)
– 10% discount on all shop purchases
– 50% discount on lecture attendance (attend all lectures in a year and your membership has paid for itself!)
– Annual reports from the Museum
– Voting rights at the AGM
– Access to and loans from the museum library
It’s very easy to join online, just select the membership option below that suits you. Once we have received your contact details via PayPal we will be in touch to welcome you to the museum’s membership. Please specify below whether the membership is for yourself or a gift for someone else. If the latter we will e-mail you for details.
Be an angel
As part of our sustainability and fundraising programme we are looking for Angels. We ask each Angel makes a regular standing order or direct debit of just £8.50 per month or £100 per annum for the foreseeable future. Just 5 Angels would ensure we can afford interpretation panels for an exhibition. 10 Angels would enable us to pay for specialist conservation of objects in our collection.
As an Angel you will receive updates twice a year, while the supported work will also be referred to in our Newsletter. If you would like to be an angel please download a form for completion and return to the museum.
JOIN our 100 Club
We run a 100 Club to help fund our work.
The annual membership fee is only £12, for four quarterly draws in March, June, September and December. Each quarter prizes are 1 x £50, 1 x £20 and one or more £10 prizes. Prize winners’ names are displayed after each draw in the museum and on this website.
To join click on the links below. Once we have received your contact details via PayPal we will be in touch to welcome you to the Club. We will then include your membership number in future prize draws.