Volunteer work

PLATFORM is a versatile art venue that combines artistic creation with its mediation, contextualisation and qualification. As part of the qualification opportunities, PLATFORM serves as a field of experimentation for volunteers, who can deepen their experience in art and cultural management and sharpen their professional profile by helping to plan and implement the PLATFORM programme.

The one-year traineeship at PLATFORM combines practical work with conceptual approaches and individually tailored qualification opportunities. The trainees help to develop and realise event and exhibition formats on various topics and issues. They gain an insight into all areas of cultural management and help to shape these by taking on responsibilities that range from managing public communication channels through to outreach programmes. By developing and realising their own project ideas, they can focus on individual areas of interest based on their specialist training or specific interests. Volunteers are supported by the PLATFORM management and team and are encouraged and supported according to their personal skills and needs while maintaining the greatest possible freedom.

Additional expertise is gained through the internal qualification programme. In workshops and seminars, invited experts impart their specialist knowledge from various fields on relevant topics of the cultural sector such as curatorial practice or fundraising. Joint excursions to well-known art exhibitions such as the documenta broaden perspectives on the global art scene. Volunteers can gain additional experience through work shadowing and guest residencies lasting several weeks at other art and cultural institutions in Munich, Bavaria and across national and international borders.