Stichting UcDean Hardanger Maritime Center Volunteer opportunity: Volunteer between the fjords at the Maritime Museum
The Hardanger Maritime center is a part of Hardanger and Voss Museum and has about 40 employees. Using Norway’s maritime cultural heritage as a foundation, we run a museum with a diverse operational structure, which includes running maritime workshops (boatbuilding, ropewalk, smithy), running various vessels and “camp” schools aboard them. We have rowing boats for rental and arrange rowing events and trips with them. - You'll learn about rope-making, woodworking and working with traditional tools - As a volunteer, you will help maintain the ships, such as painting and repairing ropes and sails. - During the sailing season, you will sail along as crew on sailing ship "Mathilde" - You will also help organise events and set up new exhibitions. - In the café/restaurant, you will help prepare delicious dishes, and welcome visitors Accommodation, food and transport arrangements Volunteers have one bedroom each and share a kitchen and living room. When sailing with Mathilde the volunteers will sleep aboard with the rest of the crew during the week. The food allowance is paid along with the pocket money once a month. In addition to that they eat lunch in the cafeteria with the rest of the staff every word day at 11.30 or a little later if they are helping out in the cafeteria. Accommodation, food, pocket money and transport will be covered by European Solidarity Corps funding. Training during the activity You'll get the opportunity to learn a lot about sailing, vessels, boats and the maritime heritage. To prepare you for the project, you'll participate in a pre-departure training in the Netherlands. Once in Norway, you will also join the national On Arrival, and Mid Term seminar where you meet other European volunteers who are in Norway. Participant profile No particular skills or knowledge is needed, but we would very much like our volunteers to take an interest in maritime culture, history and craftsmanship. Young people who would like to have a different year and discover new sides of society and culture as well as new sides of themselves will have a nice stay with us.
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