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Volunteer Development Scotland Ltd. (also known as Volunteer Scotland).
Charity registered in Scotland SC013740 and a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland, No. SC106743. Our registered Office is Jubilee House, Forthside Way, Stirling. FK8 1QZ

Scottish Maritime Museum

Charity registered in Scotland SC036337

Situated on Irvine's Harbourside, you will find exhibitions and ship models as well as Scotland's 'Cathedral of Engineering', the Linthouse Engine Shop, built in 1872. Inside you can explore much of the Museum's collection including shipbuilding machinery and machine tools, small boats, canoes, lifeboats, and much more. A visit also includes a tour to the shipyard workers' tenement flat, restored to its pre-1920s appearance and you can board the MV kyles the oldest floating clydebuilt vessel in the world.

Current opportunities

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 This exciting opportunity is perfect for anyone that would like to improve their public speaking and...

his exciting opportunity is perfect for anyone that would like to improve their public speaking and knowledge of history as we look for Visitor Services volunteers. The activities you can expect to be...