Mapping the borough’s WW2 Bombsites - Street Photographers
Hackney Museum are looking for volunteers to help support and research content for a new display that identifies and tells the stories bombsites and people affected in WW2.
About This Event
Hackney Museum is looking for volunteers to help research content for a new display that identifies and tells the stories of these bombsites and the people affected. With opportunities for research, transcribing first hand accounts or street photography.
Street photographers will visit locations identified by volunteer researchers and use photographs of bomb damage to capture shots of what bombsite locations across the borough look like today. The images will be used as part of an interactive in the new displays at Hackney Museum.
If interested, please complete the expression form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOEUiD778n0h6XC1OXEYLSwqXXg4UbfxDX8S050JEhJqXuUA/viewform
The deadline is midnight 11 August 2025.
Accessibility Information
The full volunteer role description can be viewed here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E177051NSpV0tV0_r4D8dphCoo6zo_5t/view. You must be able to commit to 11 days over 4 months. In-person training and meetings with Hackney Museum staff can take place on weekdays only. Travel and Lunch expenses may be reimbursed. Hackney Museum is fully accessible, however, parts of this role may take place offsite. For further information, please contact rebecca.odell @hackney.gov.uk
