Jobs
Search here for jobs across the UK’s national and major regional museums, libraries and archives.
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Imperial War Museums
We have an exciting opportunity for a Registrar to join our Collections team.
Working within the Collections Registration team at IWM, you will manage and assist teams across IWM in delivering exhibitions, and other projects. You will have a thorough knowledge of managing transport, insurance and indemnity requirements, display and environmental conditions relating to both loans in & loans out.
Date posted: 08/12/2021
Deadline: 04/01/2022
Location:
LondonCategory:
Collections CareExhibitions
Salary:
£28,500 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 416 5000
Royal Armouries
We are seeking an experienced individual to provide operational support for the Royal Armouries activities at the Tower of London.
Date posted: 08/12/2021
Deadline: 31/12/2021
Location:
LondonCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£23,000-24,000 plus £2,700 London WeightingContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Trust
An exciting entry-level opportunity to work with Designated natural science collections at an award winning museum.
Date posted: 06/12/2021
Deadline: 12/01/2022
Location:
CarlisleCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£17,700 - £18,500 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01228618719
Royal Armouries
At the Royal Armouries Museum at Fort Nelson, we’re looking for a dedicated and dynamic Education Assistant to play a key role in our Education Team.
Date posted: 06/12/2021
Deadline: 03/01/2022
Location:
Fareham - PortsmouthCategory:
EducationSalary:
£11,000 – £11,917 pa (£18,000- £19,500 FTE)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
n/a
Royal Armouries
We’re looking for a dynamic and experienced manager to play a key role in our Public Engagement Team.
Date posted: 06/12/2021
Deadline: 09/01/2022
Location:
LeedsCategory:
EventsSalary:
£29,000 - 31,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
Tate
Tate Britain is looking for a Senior Curator to lead the Contemporary British Art programme.
Date posted: 03/12/2021
Deadline: 09/12/2021
Location:
Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RGCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£50,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7887 4997
Black Country Living Museum
The role of Collections Care Team is critical to the Museum’s responsibility to ensure the documentation, care and conservation of its designated collections. To support the team, Black Country Living Museum has an additional role of Collections Care Co-ordinator.
Date posted: 02/12/2021
Deadline: 23/12/2021
Location:
DudleyCategory:
ArchivistCollections Care
Curatorial
Exhibitions
Research
Salary:
£27,000 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01215579643
Black Country Living Museum
Black Country Living Museum has an exciting new role for an Interpretation Co-ordinator. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled influencer experienced in delivering interpretation in a physical setting and able to positively represent our stories clearly and compellingly to both internal and external audiences.
Date posted: 02/12/2021
Deadline: 22/12/2021
Location:
DudleyCategory:
AdministrationEducation
Events
Research
Salary:
£27,000 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01215579643National Museums Northern Ireland
We are seeking to appoint a conservator with broad experience of conservation and restoration of museum objects. They will work as part of a small team of conservation professionals who have responsibility for the care and conservation of the 1.4 million object
Date posted: 02/12/2021
Deadline: 23/12/2021
Location:
Belfast, Northern IrelandCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£30,526 - £32,157Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02890 395046
British Museum
The British Museum is seeking a specialist glass conservator to conserve eight archaeologically significant glass vessels from the collection of the Archaeological Museum at the American University of Beirut (AUB).
Date posted: 02/12/2021
Deadline: 10/12/2021
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£33,592Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+442073238000
British Museum
The HR department at the British Museum is evolving. We recently introduced a new structure to enable us to support the leadership and management teams of the British Museum and British Museum Company Ltd with high quality strategic and operational HR advice.
Date posted: 02/12/2021
Deadline: 20/12/2021
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
HRSalary:
£37,210-£41,479Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+442073238000
British Museum
The British Museum has an exciting opportunity for someone to join the team as a HR Administrator: Projects
Date posted: 02/12/2021
Deadline: 20/12/2021
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
AdministrationHR
Salary:
£23,032Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+442073238000
British Museum
The HR department at the British Museum is evolving. We have recently introduced a business partnering model to enable the provision of strategic and operational HR advice to the leadership and management teams of the British Museum and the British Museum Company.
Date posted: 02/12/2021
Deadline: 20/12/2021
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
HRSalary:
£37,210Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+442073238000
British Museum
The British Museum has an exciting opportunity for someone to join our growing HR department as a Senior HR Administrator: Projects.
Date posted: 02/12/2021
Deadline: 20/12/2021
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
AdministrationHR
Salary:
£26,922Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+442073238000
Royal Air Force Museum
The Royal Air Force Museum is a national museum, a Government non-departmental public body (NDPB) and a registered charity, with two sister sites at London and Cosford. RAF Museum Enterprises Ltd is the trading arm of the RAF Museum with all profits gift-aided to the Museum to support its charitable activities.
Date posted: 01/12/2021
Deadline: 04/01/2022
Location:
CosfordCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£13,987.50Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
+442082052266
Royal Air Force Museum
The Royal Air Force Museum is a national museum, a Government non-departmental public body (NDPB) and a registered charity, with two sister sites at London and Cosford. RAF Museum Enterprises Ltd is the trading arm of the RAF Museum with all profits gift-aided to the Museum to support its charitable activities.
Date posted: 01/12/2021
Deadline: 04/01/2022
Location:
CosfordCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£9.50 per hourContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
+442082052266
National Museums Scotland
National Museums now seeks exceptional candidates for the role of Keeper of Science & Technology.
Date posted: 01/12/2021
Deadline: 09/01/2022
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
Collections CareSenior management
Salary:
£61,957 to £70,248 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01312474451
National Museums Scotland
The Library is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated Library & Information Assistant.
Date posted: 01/12/2021
Deadline: 19/12/2021
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
LibrarianSalary:
£23,412 - £25,263 per annum pro rataContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
0131 247 4451
Imperial War Museums
The purpose of this role is to install and remove exhibits on display and to undertake the production of museum-quality exhibit mounts. The post holder will support all aspects of maintenance, dressing and mounting of exhibits/exhibitions (including art exhibitions) and displays throughout IWM.
Date posted: 01/12/2021
Deadline: 15/12/2021
Location:
LondonCategory:
ExhibitionsTechnician
Salary:
£23,970 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 416 5000
British Museum
The British Museum is looking for a proactive individual with strong organizational and inter-personal skills as well as excellent oral and written communication ability to help drive the Museum’s digital and technology transformation.
Date posted: 30/11/2021
Deadline: 14/12/2021
Location:
LondonCategory:
ITSalary:
£42,804 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02073238000