SOMERSET and Devon County Councils are seeking a chairman and up to seven trustees to lead an important new charity called the South West Heritage Trust.
The trust will have responsibility for: managing the Museum of Somerset in Taunton and the Somerset Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury; curatorial care of more than three million museum objects, caring for the archives and protecting Somerset’s historic environment.
The trust will have guaranteed funding of £10m over five years.
Trustees will not be paid, but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.
Anyone interested can attend an open evening at the Museum of Somerset on January 27.
A Trustee Recruitment Pack, which contains details about the roles and how to apply, can be downloaded from www.somerset.gov.uk/heritage.
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