The Dacorum Heritage Trust Ltd.

The Dacorum Heritage Trust Ltd.

At a glance

Causes

  • Museums / heritage

Other details

Organisation type: 
Charity
Geographical remit: 
Local

Objectives

As a Strategic Partner of Dacorum Borough Council, DHT is committed to raising the profile of Arts and Heritage within the Borough. Since its formation in 1979, the Trust has offered affordable, inclusive arts and heritage activities to encourage children, young people, families, local community groups including Dacorum Emergency Night Shelter (DENS), sheltered housing units, care homes and Age Concern to take an active interest in their heritage.

Activities

The Dacorum Heritage Trust (DHT) is the Accredited Museum for the area of Dacorum. However, unlike traditional museums with public galleries, it exists as a museum store with visiting by appointment. Due to this fact, the staff and volunteers at DHT have to think quite creatively about ways to take objects and stories out into the community, in order to successfully share our local history.

DHT is based in a converted fire station in Berkhamsted where it houses in excess of 110,000 artefacts relating to the history of the Borough. The collection is varied and includes paintings, photographs, documents, archaeology and textiles as well as many local and social history artefacts. It covers a wide time period from Neolithic times (around 6,000 years ago), through to the present day and gives a wonderful insight into the long history and culture of the Dacorum

Our Vision and Values

Mission Statement

To collect and record the history of the Borough of Dacorum. To interpret and display the collection in order to encourage interest and appreciation of the heritage of Dacorum.

Dacorum Heritage Trust (DHT) is committed to providing the highest quality service to all.  To achieve this goal we will:

  • inspire a pride in our history and culture through exhibitions, events, education and outreach activities and online services.
  • Work with communities, individuals and organisations in order to deliver our services and products.
  • Foster and promote a passion for the heritage and culture of Dacorum.
  • Reach out and welcome people from all cultures and backgrounds both locally and beyond.
  • Respect people from all backgrounds and cultures and provide a friendly and welcoming atmosphere to all our visitors and partners.
  • Constantly strive to improve our performance through challenging our goals and being innovative and pushing forward our frontiers.
  • Provide a safe environment for our visitors and staff.
  • Treat all our visitors, partners and staff equally and fairly and without discrimination.
  • Make sure we are up to date with current legislation regarding equal opportunities, health and safety, disabilities and discrimination.
  • Be creative and aim for excellence in all that we do.
  • Promote our entrepreneurial skills to enable our vision to flourish.
  • Share our learning across the Trust and with our Constituent Societies and others.
  • Communicate our role as a charity to foster public support and to protect and enhance.
  • Our vision as a protector and provider of our cultural and historic heritage.

DHT provides a heritage service for the Borough of Dacorum.  DHT manages and cares for the collections housed at the Museum Store, providing access to the public via exhibitions and handling workshops at schools as examples.

The Trust continues to provide support to the Tring & District Local History & Museum Society with its local history museum.

Striving to exceed your expectations in everything we do

The Dacorum Heritage Trust Ltd

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Current opportunities

Hertfordshire, HP4 3YL

Purpose of Role

  • Assess and meet Dacorum Heritage Trust Ltd’s needs through the recruitment, placement and retention of volunteers;
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