Blog by work experience student Isla -
Today, I had the opportunity to go behind the scenes, finding out all about what it’s like to work at The Amelia Scott.
I started out by spending my morning down in the workshop where I worked on framing photographs taken by a youth group for a new exhibition in the museum. I learnt all about how the Amelia arranges youth programmes and courses to really encourage young people to explore their creative side, opening up more opportunities later in life for more arts-based careers.
Later on, I went up to the reading room to take part in book cleaning with a group of volunteers, where I helped to clean dust in order to maintain the condition of the books dating back to as far as the 1890s. I learnt that The Amelia Scott has huge stores of these books, all used to document wages and pensions back in the 20th century.
After my break, I was allowed the opportunity to attend an operations meeting where we discussed all the upcoming events arranged in the building and made sure that everyone was on the same page and prepared for the next month.
Then, I came back to the main office and spent the afternoon with the team, learning everything there is to know about behind the scenes. I loved getting to speak to each of them, getting to know how they all work together to ensure the smooth functioning of the building and understanding the individual roles that exist in the workplace.
Overall, I had a wonderful time at The Amelia Scott; I feel that it really helped to give me a more structured idea of what I’d like to pursue as a career.
Our work experience spaces are full for this academic year but watch out for more details to come at the start of next academic year.