Volunteer
Volunteer
The Midwifery Museum is seeking volunteers to help us celebrate Midwifery. If you are a midwife or student midwife and wish to support the Midwifery collection please contact us.
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Museum Midwife
The Museum Midwife (AKA Elinor Clarke) attended the British Journal of Midwifery Conference on 13th February 2019: RCM Education Conference in Bath on 11th June2019. The Museum Midwife also attended the RCM Annual Conference in October 2019
The Museum Midwife aims to celebrate midwifery using a variety of artefacts and materials to celebrate midwives and midwifery. The Midwifery Museum will have permanent collections (History of the midwifery profession: Midwifery Textbooks: Midwifery professional roles) and contemporary collections (topical curations for example Maternity Safety Champions: Professional Midwifery Advocacy)
Grand Opening of the Museum to Midwives
The ambition was to open a permanent exhibition (public) in 2021 to coincide with Coventry City of Culture. Unfortunately it was not possible to secure a permanent site in Coventry as intended.
COVID 19 global pandemic has meant that the midwifery museum must remain online only for the foreseeable future.
However the museum is happy to 'Pop Up' exhibitions in conjunction with other Coventry City of Culture Events .
FAQ's
Where is the Midwifery Museum?
The Midwifery Museum is located in West Midlands. The midwifery collection is currently a private collection and is being further developed. The Midwifery Museum is currently seeking permanent accommodation and sponsorship.
Midwifery Collection Exhibition
How to donate to the midwifery exhibition
Do you have an item, artefact, book, midwifery training school badge or other item you would like to donate to the Midwifery Museum?
Our Founder (Elinor Clarke) has identified a 'wish list' for the museum. The midwifery museum cannot accept all donations (as we have limited storage until we have a permanent home and we wish to safeguard the collections).
If you wish to donate to the midwifery museum please contact us to discuss practicalities and consent go to contactus@midwiferymuseum
Mission statements – The Midwifery Museum mission is to explore the culture of midwifery and celebrate the role of the midwife.
Midwifery Museum policy is to acknowledge the source of the objects donated. We need to be able to credit the donation.
