Graffiti Project Volunteer

The Tower of London welcomes nearly three million visitors a year from around the world. The Tower is home to one of the most significant and recognised collections of historic graffiti in the world. It is a collection that contains at its heart the world famous ‘prisoner graffiti’ of the Tudor and Stuart period. It is surrounded by huge amounts of additional graffiti left by prisoners, residents, and visitors from the Middle Ages to the present day. This project aims to record all of the graffiti collection across the Tower of London.

We require volunteers to assist with the process of recording, cataloguing, and researching the graffiti collection at the Tower. The initial aim being to generate a 100% base line recording of the graffiti collection prior to working on high resolution imaging and analysis of the graffiti. This is an exciting opportunity to work with fascinating social and cultural history, discovering untold parts of the Tower’s story.

This would suit people with an interest in graffiti, art, history or working in the charity or heritage sectors, or in technical, archaeological photography, and who have accuracy and consistency in working practices.

This role would largely be undertaken at the Tower of London. Some of the work will take place in areas of the site with limited or restricted accessibility or in confined spaces.