Jobs
Search here for jobs across the UK’s national and major regional museums, libraries and archives.
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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
Royal Museums Greenwich
National Historic Ships UK is seeking a Project Manager for the Development Phase of its Leading Lights project to join their small and friendly team in Greenwich, on a 12-month full time contract.
Date posted: 21/07/2026
Deadline: 02/08/2026
Location:
GreenwichCategory:
OtherSalary:
£36,900Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083128565
British Museum
The British Museum is seeking a Project Curator to join the Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory. 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 Renaissance Britain & Europe.
Date posted: 22/07/2026
Deadline: 12/08/2026
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£36,396 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 73238396Museum of London
At the heart of London, our museum is a meeting place for stories - past, present, and future. We are here to enrich understanding and appreciation of the city and all its people, offering a home where the extraordinary and the everyday collide. From the bustling markets to hidden histories, from riotous invention to quiet reflection, we celebrate London in all its richness and complexity.
Date posted: 12/06/2026
Deadline: 26/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£34,631 per annum plus benefitsContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078145611
Tate
A fantastic opportunity to join our People team as a People Officer!
Date posted: 23/07/2026
Deadline: 06/08/2026
Location:
Tate Britain, MillbankCategory:
HRSalary:
£33,192 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7887 4987
British Museum
The British Museum is seeking a Project Curator to join the department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory. 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 Eighteenth-Century Britain & Europe.
Date posted: 23/07/2026
Deadline: 12/08/2026
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£36,396 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 73238396
Royal Museums Greenwich
We have an exciting opportunity for an Email Marketing Specialist to join the Marketing team at Royal Museums Greenwich on a fixed-term contract until 31 March 2027.
Date posted: 23/07/2026
Deadline: 03/08/2026
Location:
Greenwich SE10 9NFCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£31,400 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+44 (0)20 8312 6543
Natural History Museum
As a Collections Technician (Large Objects), you’ll play a hands-on role preparing, packing, and moving some of the Museum’s most extraordinary specimens—from giant skeletons to preserved fossilised trees. You’ll design innovative storage and transport solutions, ensuring their safety through complex, large-scale moves.
Date posted: 24/07/2026
Deadline: 02/08/2026
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£32,500 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7942 5000Location:
LondonCategory:
EducationSalary:
£30,000 per annum plus benefitsContract type:
PermanentHours:
OtherTelephone:
02078145611
National Army Museum
Are you passionate, dedicated and interested in a career in events? We are seeking an Events Assistant to join our team in this broad and rewarding role
Date posted: 07/07/2026
Deadline: 10/08/2026
Location:
London, ChelseaCategory:
AdministrationEvents
Salary:
£30,950Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078812456
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 annumLocation:
PortsmouthCategory:
ConservationSalary:
Salary (Grade 5) – £31,064 – £34,535 per annum (dependent upon experience)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
023928 94170
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
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
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 Gallery
We are seeking a Project Coordinator to support the delivery of a major New Wing project at the Gallery (Project Domani).
£38,475.00 per annum
Full-time
Fixed term till 30 March 2032
Date posted: 06/07/2026
Deadline: 07/08/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
OtherSalary:
£38,475.00 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7747 2885
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
Imperial War Museums
As a Senior Art Conservator, you’ll help preserve and care for paintings and related items across IWM’s collections. Supporting exhibitions, loans, research, acquisitions and public engagement, you’ll use specialist conservation expertise to keep nationally significant collections stable, and accessible.
Date posted: 09/07/2026
Deadline: 10/08/2026
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£38,000 to £42,500 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
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
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