Museum People
The Senhouse Museum Trust (CIO no. 1175131)
The Trust’s purpose is:
- To advance the education of the public regarding the history of the Romano-British period in general and West Cumbria in particular by the establishment and maintenance of a public museum within the civil parish of Maryport;
- To exhibit in such a museum the Netherhall Romano-British Collection and any other documents, artefacts or items of interest relating to the Romano-British and of history and archaeology in general and West Cumbria in particular;
- To promote research into the Romano-British period in general and West Cumbria in particular and to disseminate and publish the useful results thereof.
The current Trustees are:
- Bill Griffiths BA FSA
- Eleanor Kingston BA(Hons) MA MCIfA
- Dr. Peter Messenger BSc(Hons) MA PhD DipTP IHBC
- Rachel Newman BA FSA
- Dr. Pete Wilson BA, PhD FSA FSA Scot MCIfA (Chair)
- Nicolas Randall FCSI (Treasurer)
The Trust's patrons are Lord Inglewood and Professor David Breeze OBE
Museum Staff
- Museum Manager: Jane Laskey BA(Hons) MA MInstLM
- Museum Assistants (Front of House)
- Museum Administrative Assistant
Staff vacancy - Museum Assistant (Front of House)
We are looking for someone to join our team as a Museum Assistant. The role will join an existing team to take day to day responsibility for running the museum on the days that it is open, and for giving every visitor an excellent welcome. On a typical day our Museum Assistants open up, get the galleries and public spaces looking their best, run admissions and the shop, answer questions about the collection, keep an eye on the safety and security of visitors and objects, support events and school visits, and lock up at the end of the day.
This is a varied and flexible job. In a small museum everyone turns their hand to everything, and there is real scope to grow the parts of the role that interest you most.
The full advert for the role can be downloaded here: SRM Museum Assistant Advert Aug 2026 amended.pdf