It's all about the Brand.

For quite a while I volunteer-ed at The Design Museum, first at Shad Thames and then at the larger and more popular Kensington location, initially great fun making personalized tours for visitors but after the move it was just Greetings, explaining where the toilets were and why there was no cloakroom space for people to leave coats and bags.

It's that way -(nice Typeface Margaret)

After a while it became clear that there was no scope for more involvement so I decided (sadly) to call it a day - well fast forward on a year (as they say) and I'm now volunteering at the Museum of Brands,Packaging and Advertising  at their current West London location (nearest tube Ladbroke Grove).


I'm pleased to say that this is a small and friendly museum where there's contact with visitors, minimal bureaucracy and variety - people really engage as the 'Time Tunnel' invariably brings back memories and we've got a nice little cafe and some outside space for those warm days.

It's also rather nice the way people are moved to contribute items for possible display - I feel bigger premises calling!

[This is another example of the fun of volunteering!]