Jobs
Search here for jobs across the UK’s national and major regional museums, libraries and archives.
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Royal Air Force Museum
We are looking to recruit a retail assistant. You will be part of a customer focused team working across both the museum’s retail outlet and admissions point.
Date posted: 21/08/2025
Deadline: 09/09/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£13,685.93Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02082052266
British Library
The British Library's International Team is seeking an International Skills Exchange and Governance Coordinator to support our international skills exchange projects and coordinate the day-to-day activities relating to the governance of the international office strategy.
Date posted: 22/08/2025
Deadline: 21/09/2025
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£28,119 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
019
The National Archives
Are you passionate about working in security and invigilation? Do you have a recognised security qualification or the willingness to obtain one?
Date posted: 20/08/2025
Deadline: 02/09/2025
Location:
Kew, RichmondCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesOther
Security
Salary:
£26,004Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02083925313
National Gallery
The National Gallery has a vacancy for a Safeguarding Manager.
Date posted: 15/08/2025
Deadline: 31/08/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
LegalSalary:
£28,002 pro rataContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
2479
British Museum
Full-time (41 hours per week)
Fixed term (23 months)
£29,642 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 5 September 2025
Date posted: 14/08/2025
Deadline: 05/09/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
ArchivistSalary:
£29,642 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Museum
Full-time (41 hours per week)
Fixed Term (23 months)
£29,642 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 5 September 2025
Date posted: 14/08/2025
Deadline: 05/09/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
ArchivistSalary:
£29,642 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Library
A vacancy has arisen for a music manuscripts and archives cataloguer in the Music Collections team at St. Pancras. The post holder will join a small team of curators responsible for printed and manuscript music materials at the British Library and will principally be cataloguing the archive of the music antiquarian firm, Otto Haas (in particular focusing on the period to 1955).
Date posted: 22/08/2025
Deadline: 31/08/2025
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
Collections CareCuratorial
Salary:
£28,119 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
019
Royal Air Force Museum
The Museum is looking to recruit a Project Accountant.
Date posted: 08/08/2025
Deadline: 31/08/2025
Location:
CosfordCategory:
FinancialSalary:
Circa £24,000Contract type:
ContractHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02082052266
Imperial War Museums
As a Preservation Technician at IWM, you will delivery preservation activities including integrated pest management, environmental monitoring, and conservation cleaning. This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly team delivering preventive conservation activities across the three London branches of the Imperial War Museum: Lambeth Road, Churchill War Rooms and HMS Belfast.
Date posted: 28/08/2025
Deadline: 14/09/2025
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£26,300 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
Imperial War Museums
As a Registrar (Fee-Paid Casual) at IWM, you’ll play a key role in managing national and international exhibition loans, ensuring the safe and accountable movement of collections. Based at IWM London, with travel to other sites, you’ll support exhibitions and partnerships that bring history to life.
Date posted: 27/08/2025
Deadline: 15/09/2025
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
RegistrarSalary:
£20 per hourContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
University of Cambridge Museums
We are now recruiting a Communications Assistant – a new role providing key support across internal communications and PR.
Date posted: 04/08/2025
Deadline: 07/09/2025
Location:
CambridgeCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£26,942 - £30,805Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01223 764 407
Imperial War Museums
We are one of the world’s leading authorities on conflict and its impact on people’s lives – from 1914 through to the present day and beyond. Our collections are filled with personal stories and experiences, inspiring powerful and often conflicting emotions.
Date posted: 01/08/2025
Deadline: 01/09/2025
Location:
United KingdomCategory:
ArchivistSalary:
£27,000 per annum. In addition, you will receive a £500 salary increase upon the successful completion of core apprenticeship milestones.Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
N/A
Science Museum Group
Collections Services Project Manager
Date posted: 15/08/2025
Deadline: 29/08/2025
Location:
Manchester, Greater ManchesterCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
Up to £36000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
Royal Museums Greenwich
We are looking for an Object Conservator to join the Object Conservation team at Royal Museums Greenwich.
Date posted: 29/07/2025
Deadline: 31/08/2025
Location:
SE3 9QSCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£36,900Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+442083128565
Tullie
Are you a creative project manager interested in playing a key role in the transformation of Cumbria’s premier museum?
Join the passionate and driven team at Tullie as Project Manager (Maternity Cover), to help lead and deliver Phase 3 of Project Tullie – our major capital development programme.
Date posted: 20/08/2025
Deadline: 12/09/2025
Location:
CarlisleCategory:
OtherSalary:
£30,590 to £32,294Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01228618719
National Galleries Scotland
Permanent and Full Time
Salary £34,944 - £38,128 per annum (pay award pending)
Plus generous benefits package
Hybrid / flexible working
Date posted: 20/08/2025
Deadline: 02/09/2025
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
ITDigital
Salary:
£34,944 - £38,128 per annum (pay award pending)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01316246537
Science Museum Group
Collections Services Project Manager
Date posted: 15/08/2025
Deadline: 29/08/2025
Location:
Manchester, Greater ManchesterCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
Up to £37080 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
Science Museum Group
Collections Services Team Leader
Date posted: 21/08/2025
Deadline: 04/09/2025
Location:
Swindon, WiltshireCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
Up to £32478 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
British Museum
Supporter Events Coordinator
Development
Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Permanent
£31,979 per annum/ pro rata
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Friday 5 September 2025
Date posted: 21/08/2025
Deadline: 05/09/2025
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
£31,979Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 73238396
Imperial War Museums
WM has recently created and committed to carrying out a new Digital Content Strategy (DCS) with ambitious targets around user experience, audience development and financial sustainability. This includes plans to build on IWM’s recent success on social media to deliver larger audience sizes and cover new topic areas targeting different audiences.
Date posted: 15/08/2025
Deadline: 15/09/2025
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£32,000 to £34,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
N/A