Jobs
Search here for jobs across the UK’s national and major regional museums, libraries and archives.
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Museum of the Home
We are seeking a part-time Community Producer to join the team, and help shape bold, community-led cultural work in East London. You’ll collaborate with Vietnamese and wider East & Southeast Asian communities to co-create inspiring programmes exploring home, heritage, migration and identity.
Date posted: 26/02/2026
Deadline: 16/03/2026
Location:
E2 8EACategory:
CuratorialEvents
Exhibitions
Outreach
Salary:
£16,950 pro rata (£33,900 FTE)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
020 7739 9893
Imperial War Museums
As the Objects Conservator based at IWM London, you’ll be the lead Objects specialist on site, working alongside Paintings and Frames conservators, and collaborating closely with colleagues at IWM Duxford. Your work will shape how objects are cared for, understood and presented—ranging from small, intricate items like compasses to large composite objects like diving suits.
Date posted: 26/02/2026
Deadline: 23/03/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Collections CareCuratorial
Salary:
£30,906 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
N/A
Imperial War Museums
Your expertise will directly enhance how thousands of researchers interact with IWM’s stories, collections, and knowledge, helping ensure our research offer remains of the highest standard
Date posted: 16/02/2026
Deadline: 16/03/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
LibrarianSalary:
£34,000-£36,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
07731708877
British Museum
This is a brand-new conservation team who will contribute to one of the world's most comprehensive cultural heritage redevelopment programmes.
Date posted: 24/02/2026
Deadline: 16/03/2026
Location:
City of London, LondonCategory:
ConservationSalary:
Up to £33470 per annum + Civil Service Pension, ICOM, ExhibitionsContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
You will join the GLAM Museums Digital Collections following the implementation of a new digital collections systems infrastructure and service. You will provide systems management and user support for the Collections Management System (EMu) used by the Museum of Natural History and the History of Science Museum.
Date posted: 20/02/2026
Deadline: 18/03/2026
Location:
OxfordCategory:
OtherSalary:
Grade 6
National Portrait Gallery
The CRM Manager is responsible for the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) function across the Gallery. They manage the Gallery’s CRM database (Tessitura) and work with a range of departments to support the use and development of the system, including providing technical support and training.
Date posted: 13/03/2026
Deadline: 31/03/2026
Location:
39 Orange StreetCategory:
OtherSalary:
Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0
British Museum
Senior Interpretation Planner (Museum Exhibitions)
Full-time
Hybrid (at least 3 days per week on-site in Bloomsbury, London)
Permanent
£43,317 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday, 13 April 2026
Date posted: 12/03/2026
Deadline: 13/04/2026
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
£43,317 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 73238396
British Museum
The British Museum is hiring a Client Project Manager to help deliver major capital projects in one of the world's greatest cultural institutions.
Date posted: 27/02/2026
Deadline: 27/03/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
Up to £49829 per annum + Hybrid, 25 days annual leave, pensionContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
Museum of the Home
We’re seeking an experienced curator with strong collections knowledge, curatorial delivery expertise, line management experience and the confidence to represent the Museum nationally. If you combine scholarship with creativity and collaborative leadership, we want to hear from you.
Date posted: 12/03/2026
Deadline: 06/04/2026
Location:
E2 8EACategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£44,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7739 9893
National Gallery
We are seeking a highly experienced and enthusiastic Senior Picture Researcher to work in our small, dedicated Publishing team overseeing picture research for National Gallery Global’s publications and merchandise.
Date posted: 04/03/2026
Deadline: 18/03/2026
Location:
National Gallery, LondonCategory:
ResearchSalary:
£40,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7747 2885
National Museum of the Royal Navy
Linking Navy to Nation with inspiring stories and experiences. Here you can come aboard the most famous ships, planes, and submarines of the Royal Navy and experience them through the stories of the people who served on them. As well as being truly captivated by the thousands of unique, emotional, and sometimes quirky stories that have shaped the Royal Navy into what it proudly stands for today.
Date posted: 10/03/2026
Deadline: 29/03/2026
Location:
PortsmouthCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£48,185 - £54,185 per annum (dependent upon experience)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02392 891370
British Museum
The British Museum is seeking a Technical, Tax and VAT Accountant to join the Finance department!
Date posted: 11/03/2026
Deadline: 25/03/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
FinancialSalary:
£49829 - £54992 per annum + pro rataContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
Imperial War Museums
As our HR Business Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor to leaders across the organisation, guiding them through change, organisational development, people challenges, and cultural evolution. You will have a direct impact on employee experience, wellbeing, inclusion, talent development, and the strength of our employer brand.
Date posted: 09/03/2026
Deadline: 30/03/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
HRSalary:
50,000Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
07731708877
British Library
We are seeking an exceptional Head of Research and Operations to play a pivotal leadership role within our Development team.
Date posted: 25/02/2026
Deadline: 22/03/2026
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
Fundraising / developmentResearch
Salary:
£52,724 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
019
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
Ashmolean Museum is looking for a talented individual to join our friendly Finance team as a Finance Business Partner.
Date posted: 03/03/2026
Deadline: 16/03/2026
Location:
Oxford (OX1 2PH) with an option to work from home.Category:
FinancialSalary:
up to £58,265 per annum (with a discretionary range dependant on skills and experience)
National Galleries Scotland
Full-time and Permanent
Salary £49,792 - £56,426 per annum
Plus generous benefits package
Hybrid / flexible working
Date posted: 04/03/2026
Deadline: 20/03/2026
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
£49,792 - £56,426 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01316246537
Tate
This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the world’s leading art institutions as Head of Collection Management in Tate’s Collection Care Division. Leading strategy; facilitating programme delivery; providing access to collections in storage; and planning for the future of the collection.
Date posted: 10/03/2026
Deadline: 08/04/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£61,750 - £63,750 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7887 8888
The Wallace Collection
We have an exciting opportunity for you to be part of The Wallace Collection as a Casual Learning Assistant.
Date posted: 07/03/2026
Deadline: 17/03/2026
Location:
W1U 3BNCategory:
EducationSalary:
The post is offered on a zero hours contract at a rate of £16.04 per hour.Contract type:
OtherHours:
OtherTelephone:
02075639544
National Army Museum
Offering volunteers a unique opportunity to play a key role while gaining experience working with a national museum collection of historic importance.
This is an exciting opportunity to support the running of a new second-hand pop-up bookshop in the Museum.
Date posted: 08/03/2026
Deadline: 03/04/2026
Location:
Chelsea, LondonCategory:
AdministrationFront of house/visitor services
Other
Salary:
Contract type:
VoluntaryHours:
OtherTelephone:
020 7730 0717
National Library of Scotland
8 week full time student summer placement based at the National Library of Scotland. £2,500 grant.
Date posted: 13/03/2026
Deadline: 31/03/2026
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£2,500 grantContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0131 623 3718