Getting Involved

Established in 1975, the Museum exists to allow the visiting public to enjoy, appreciate, understand and value the history, cultures, life-styles, traditions, industry and achievements of the Black Country region, and the impact these have had on the wider world.

We can work together to protect all of this for generations to come by preserving aspects of the historic domestic build environment and an extraordinary living village of shops, public house, chapel, school, fairground, motor garages, workshops and back-to-back houses, alongside an industrial landscape of mining, steam power, canal, heavy metal and lime kilns.

You can get involved with the Museum’s work and make a real difference - we rely on the support of people like you.

Find out about Careers at the Museum

The Black Country Living Museum is a unique place, both for our many visitors and our staff. Our aims as a Museum are clear, but equally clear is the importance we place on our staff, without whose knowledge, experience and passion we wouldn’t be the huge success that we are.

Follow this link for more details about careers at the Museum.

Becoming a Volunteer at the Museum

The Museum greatly values the support of a number of volunteer groups which help us conserve and care for our collections and promote the Museum's work. As a volunteer you can get involved in supporting many aspects of the Museum’s work, such as restoration work, demonstrations at the Museum, public talks and lectures, archival research, promotion activity external to the Museum.

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Supporting the Museum

The Museum is a registered charity and an independent, not-for-profit organisation: we do not rely heavily on public funding therefore must instead raise more than 90% of our funds through earned income and fundraising activities to maintain and develop the many things that make our Museum special and pursue exciting future plans. There are many ways that you can help support the Museum such as making a donation, leaving a gift in your will, sponsoring an event or project, or simply by visiting our Museum and donating your admission.

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2011 Annual Review

The Black Country Living Museum is pleased to present its annual review for the year ended 31 March 2011, setting out its major achievements, performance, public benefit and future plans.

“At the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century, we recognise the need for what has been called a ‘third place’, a place which is neither work nor home; where people can engage in a stimulating, intellectual and physical environment and where the boundaries between learning and leisure, education and entertainment are blurred, where people are excited and have fun, and on occasions, challenged. Such a place very much includes the Black Country Living Museum.”

Andrew Lovett Chief Executive & Museum Director