Protect the Role of Visitor Experience Officers in Melbourne's Museums
Hey folks!
Do you like museums? Do you like it when a museum staff member is there at the museum to tell you about the objects and galleries? Do you like tour guides who are passionate about what they talk about?
Then please sign this petition!
The Visitor Engagement Team at the Melbourne Museum and Museums Victoria is being gutted and replaced by customer service roles and security guards! The Visitor Engagement team offers world-class, unique experiences to all the Museums' visitors, sharing their knowledge and passion for the sciences, history, and natural history with anyone and everyone!
Museums Victoria is a public service and therefore your voice counts! Whether you're a Melbournian, Australian, or even from elsewhere in the world, this museum was made for your experience. So speak up and tell the Museum Board that this change is not what you want!
Not only will visitor experience be severely impacted by these changes, but about half of the Visitor Engagement team will be losing their jobs or having their hours halved. You may have heard that the Victorian Public Sector is cutting jobs but these changes are not a part of that! Certain parts of upper management are just firing their lowest paid workers during a cost of living crisis!
Please, save Museums Victoria's Visitor Engagement Team!
