Jobs
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National Library of Scotland
Full time, permanent, salary is £53,853 per annum, civil service pension and based in Edinburgh.
Date posted: 06/07/2026
Deadline: 26/07/2026
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
AdministrationDesign
Other
Salary:
53,853Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0131 623 3718
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
EMLO is an Oxford-hosted catalogue of early modern correspondence, now managed within the Bodleian Libraries. You will work with the editorial team to add and improve metadata for letters in the Bodleian’s manuscript collections, identify items of research interest, and support the ongoing development of the database.
Date posted: 16/07/2026
Deadline: 27/07/2026
Location:
OxfordCategory:
EducationOther
Salary:
Grade 6
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History is leading the Oxford element of the Central England Digitisation Co-Hub, a major national programme that is transforming access to natural history collections through large-scale digitisation. Working closely with colleagues across Oxford, Cambridge and partner institutions, you will help preserve and make globally significant collections accessible
Date posted: 07/07/2026
Deadline: 27/07/2026
Location:
Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW and Oxford University Herbaria, Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3ELCategory:
DigitalSalary:
£32,108- £33,810 per annumMuseum of London
London Museum tells the story of the world’s greatest city and its people. We have embarked on an extraordinary journey to create a new museum for London. The museum will sit in atmospheric former market buildings – over 30,000 sqm – at the heart of one of the capital’s most historic and creative quarters, Smithfield.
Date posted: 03/07/2026
Deadline: 27/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesHealth and Safety
Salary:
£51,925 per annum plus benefitsContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078145611
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Oxford University Herbaria are working together as part of the Central England Digitisation Co-Hub, a major collaborative initiative that is transforming access to natural history collections across the UK. This exciting programme will digitise nationally significant specimens, making them accessible to researchers and the public worldwide.
Date posted: 07/07/2026
Deadline: 27/07/2026
Location:
Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW and Oxford University Herbaria, Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3ELCategory:
DigitalSalary:
£28,437 - £29,761 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
British Museum
The British Museum is preparing to launch a major fundraising campaign with a target of raising at least £500 million through philanthropy!
Date posted: 07/07/2026
Deadline: 28/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
Up to £48756 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Museum
This new role supports the design, coordination, and delivery of the British Museum's talent development initiatives!
Date posted: 14/07/2026
Deadline: 28/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
HRSalary:
£31979 - £32979 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
Royal Museums Greenwich
Our Technology team are seeking a permanent Cyber Security Lead who wants to take an active role in shaping, influencing, and improving on Royal Museum Greenwich's cyber security landscape.
Date posted: 15/07/2026
Deadline: 28/07/2026
Location:
Greenwich, LondonCategory:
ITSalary:
£55,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083128565
Science Museum Group
Do you have a commitment to research and a curator's eye for what makes an object matter?
Date posted: 15/07/2026
Deadline: 29/07/2026
Location:
Bradford, West YorkshireCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
Up to £28878 per annum + 12-month fixed termContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
National Museums Liverpool
Lead our Creative Studios team, shaping exhibitions, gallery experiences, print and digital projects. You'll inspire multidisciplinary teams, champion innovation and help bring stories to life across National Museums Liverpool.
Date posted: 03/07/2026
Deadline: 29/07/2026
Location:
Liverpool (Hybrid)Category:
DesignExhibitions
Other
Senior management
Digital
Salary:
£48,402 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01514784444
Imperial War Museums
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a major preservation project across IWM's five sites. As Preventive Conservator (EMS), you'll help implement a new Environmental Monitoring System (EMS) that will provide the data, tools and processes needed to manage environmental risks and protect our collections for years to come.
Date posted: 13/07/2026
Deadline: 29/07/2026
Location:
IWM London/IWM DuxfordCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£32,000 - £35,000Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
The National Archives
This post enables The National Archives to remain compliant with information rights legislation by undertaking work on Reclosure at The National Archives.
Date posted: 15/07/2026
Deadline: 29/07/2026
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
AdministrationOther
Salary:
£29,258 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02039855979
British Museum
The British Museum is seeking a Project Curator to join the Britain, Europe and Prehistory Department. Working as part of the Museum's Digitisation and Documentation programme, you will play a key role in documenting, researching and digitising collections relating to the European Iron Age, Romano-British period, Late Antiquity and Byzantium.
Date posted: 14/07/2026
Deadline: 02/08/2026
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£36,396 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 73238396
British Museum
The British Museum is seeking a Project Curator to join the Britain, Europe and Prehistory Department. Working as part of the Museum's Digitisation and Documentation programme, you will play a key role in documenting, researching and digitising collections relating to the Early Medieval European collections.
Date posted: 14/07/2026
Deadline: 02/08/2026
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£36,396 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 73238396
Royal Air Force Museum
The Royal Air Force Museum is as a national museum, a Government non-departmental public body (NDPB) and a registered charity.
We have two public sites in the Midlands and London and a stored collection at Stafford. Our purpose is to share the RAF story - past, present and future - using the stories of its people and our collections to engage, inform and inspire.
Date posted: 16/07/2026
Deadline: 02/08/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£18,500Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02082052266
National Gallery
The National Gallery has an exciting opportunity for a Communications Executive (Marketing and Campaigns) to join the Communications Team. The Gallery has ambitious goals for the growth and engagement of its audiences for the next five years, and this role will play a vital part of helping deliver projects which respond to the Audience Strategy.
Date posted: 20/07/2026
Deadline: 02/08/2026
Location:
The National GalleryCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£36,950.00 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
044 20 7747 5136
National Library of Scotland
Full time (35 hours per week), fixed term for 6 months, salary £33,268 per annum, civil service pension and based in Edinburgh.
Date posted: 14/07/2026
Deadline: 02/08/2026
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
ArchivistCuratorial
Other
Salary:
33,268Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0131 623 3718
National Library of Scotland
Full time (35 hours per week), salary £77,843 per annum, civil service pension and based in Edinburgh.
Date posted: 10/07/2026
Deadline: 02/08/2026
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
ConservationCuratorial
Senior management
Salary:
77,843Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0131 623 3718Location:
PortsmouthCategory:
ConservationSalary:
Salary (Grade 5) – £31,064 – £34,535 per annum (dependent upon experience)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
023928 94170
British Museum
We are seeking an exceptional Collection Management Operations professional to lead a team of collection management specialists delivering a programme of collection care activities across the British Museum.
Date posted: 06/07/2026
Deadline: 02/08/2026
Location:
Bloomsbury, LondonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£58,162 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 73238396