Jobs
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British Library
Working in our Acquisitions South Team you will be using the Library's acquisition and cataloguing system to check, order, record and pay for material selected for the European Collections which house some of the world’s finest Slavonic and East European resources.
Date posted: 08/04/2026
Deadline: 19/04/2026
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937
Tate
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Frames Conservation team supporting Tate’s programme of exhibitions, displays, loans & acquisitions.
Date posted: 02/04/2026
Deadline: 23/04/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
ConservationSalary:
19604.40Contract type:
ContractHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02078874987
British Museum
Join the British Museum's vibrant Website Content Team as an Assistant Website Content Editor!
Date posted: 08/04/2026
Deadline: 22/04/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
DigitalSalary:
Up to £29642 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
Imperial War Museums
This role combines hands‑on production skills with problem‑solving and technical creativity, contributing directly to how millions of visitors experience IWM each year. You’ll work closely with content, design, exhibition and AV maintenance teams, and occasionally with external suppliers, to deliver high‑quality, accessible and engaging media.
Date posted: 31/03/2026
Deadline: 20/04/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
DigitalSalary:
£48,000-£52,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
07731708877
National Museums Liverpool
Reporting to the Duty Manager (Catering), you’ll support the smooth daily running of the café, work with colleagues to maintain high service standards, and help drive sales by maximising revenue opportunities and contributing to the overall success of the catering operation.
Date posted: 26/03/2026
Deadline: 22/04/2026
Location:
Liverpool (Museum of Liverpool)Category:
Front of house/visitor servicesOther
Salary:
£12.60 per hour (Pay award pending)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01514784444
The Wallace Collection
We have an exciting opportunity for you to be part of The Wallace Collection as a Collections Data Assistant.
Date posted: 26/03/2026
Deadline: 19/04/2026
Location:
W1U 3BNCategory:
DigitalSalary:
The salary for this temporary post is £30,784 per annum.Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02075639544
National Museums Liverpool
The Connector Project Administrator supports smooth project delivery by coordinating activities, organising meetings and events, maintaining documentation, and liaising with partners and internal teams to keep the Connector Project on schedule.
Date posted: 20/03/2026
Deadline: 15/04/2026
Location:
Liverpool (Hybrid)Category:
AdministrationSalary:
£26,121 per annum (Pay award pending)Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01514784444
National Museums Liverpool
The Connector Project Coordinator supports delivery of the Connector Project by coordinating activity across teams and partners, organising meetings and events, maintaining project documentation, and helping monitor progress to keep the programme on track.
Date posted: 20/03/2026
Deadline: 15/04/2026
Location:
Liverpool (Hybrid)Category:
AdministrationSalary:
£32,493 per annum (Pay award pending)Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01514784444
National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery holds the world’s most significant public collection of Tudor and Jacobean paintings. Between 2007 and 2012, its transformative research project ‘Making Art in Tudor Britain’ generated unprecedented heritage-science data on 120 portraits from the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. A central element of the project was the taking of paint samples,
Date posted: 08/04/2026
Deadline: 30/04/2026
Location:
39 Orange StreetCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£11,622 based on £38,742 FTEContract type:
ContractHours:
Part timeTelephone:
+447393294770
Location:
City of London, LondonCategory:
ConservationSalary:
Up to £35872 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795Museum of London
London Museum is in the middle of an exciting transformation, moving from London Wall to Smithfield. The Conservation and Collections Care department are looking for a Textile Conservator to join our multi-disciplinary team working on stabilising and packing objects and installation of the new galleries.
Date posted: 27/03/2026
Deadline: 15/04/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£32,912 per annum plus benefitsContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078145611
British Museum
Conservator: Stone, Wall Paintings and Mosaics
x1 Full-time, x1 Part-time (4 days per week)
On-site (based in Bloomsbury, London)
Fixed term (until 31 December 2027)
£26,776 - £33,470 per annum (depending on working pattern)
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday, 27 April 2026
Date posted: 10/04/2026
Deadline: 27/04/2026
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£26,776 - £33,470 (depending on working pattern)Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 73238396
British Library
The British Library has an internationally renowned collection of archives and manuscripts which grows year on year. We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent cataloguer to describe and enable access to hybrid archives from the Contemporary Archives and Manuscripts department, containing both paper and born-digital records.
Date posted: 13/04/2026
Deadline: 24/04/2026
Location:
St Pancras, LondonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937
British Library
An exciting opportunity has arisen to job share as Content Acquisition Operations Manager and lead in all aspects of policy, process and best practice development in relation to acquisitions processing across all the Library’s formats.
Date posted: 30/03/2026
Deadline: 26/04/2026
Location:
Boston SpaCategory:
Collections CareDigital
Salary:
£20,106Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
0113
Imperial War Museums
You will play a key role in improving the documentation and accountability of IWM's hazardous and licenced materials and medal collections, improving accessibility and meeting required standards. This is an opportunity to make a difference to how our audiences connect with these collections and the often deeply personal stories associated with them.
Date posted: 07/04/2026
Deadline: 08/05/2026
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£33-£34,500Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
07731708877
British Museum
Join the British Museum's Middle East department as Curator for Reception of Ancient Middle East and Egypt.
Date posted: 20/03/2026
Deadline: 17/04/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
Up to £36396 per annum + CS Pension, ICOM, ExhibitionsContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
National Army Museum
The Museum is seeking an exceptional Deputy Front of House Manager to work with Visitor Experience and Visitor Welcome & Retail Assistants to ensure the safe, welcoming and commercially focused operation of our Front of House services.
Date posted: 18/03/2026
Deadline: 17/04/2026
Location:
Chelsea, LondonCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£34,040pa plus benefitsContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078812410
British Library
The world-famous British Library have a rare and exciting opportunity for a permanent Desktop Technician to join our existing Technology team based in Boston Spa.
Do you:
• Get a buzz from providing a first-rate level of service?
• Want a superb work-life-balance?
• Want to be part of something you can be proud of whilst being looked after in the Public Sector?
Date posted: 07/04/2026
Deadline: 19/04/2026
Location:
Boston SpaCategory:
ITSalary:
Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937
The Wallace Collection
We have an exciting opportunity for you to be part of The Wallace Collection as a Development Manager: Trusts and Foundations.
Date posted: 02/04/2026
Deadline: 26/04/2026
Location:
W1U 3BNCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
The salary for this role is between £36,500 and £42,000 per annum dependent on skills and experience.Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02075639544
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
Lead and deliver innovative digital projects for a world-leading library, managing multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders, and systems to support research, teaching, and global access to collections.
Date posted: 02/04/2026
Deadline: 29/04/2026
Location:
OxfordCategory:
ITSalary:
£49,119 - £58,265 per annum