Jobs
Search here for jobs across the UK’s national and major regional museums, libraries and archives.
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Royal Museums Greenwich
We are looking for a People Partner to join the People and Culture team at Royal Museums Greenwich on a permanent basis.
Date posted: 29/06/2026
Deadline: 21/07/2026
Location:
GreenwichCategory:
HRSalary:
£42,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083128565
Victoria & Albert Museum
We are looking for a Head of Technical Services to provide clear and effective leadership and direction for the Technical Services Department, an expert and committed team of more than thirty specialist museum technicians who are widely recognised across the sector for their expertise.
Date posted: 01/07/2026
Deadline: 19/07/2026
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
Senior managementSalary:
£46,947Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079422000
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: 02/07/2026
Deadline: 23/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
Up to £48756 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
Science Museum Group
Project Manager (Digital Creatives) at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford
Date posted: 09/07/2026
Deadline: 16/07/2026
Location:
Bradford, West YorkshireCategory:
EducationOutreach
Salary:
Up to £30000 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01904 685795
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
National Galleries Scotland
Permanent and Part-Time (4 days)
Salary £37,614 - £41,138 per annum pro rata
Plus generous benefits package
Hybrid / flexible working
Date posted: 10/07/2026
Deadline: 22/07/2026
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
MarketingDigital
Salary:
£37,614 - £41,138 per annum pro rataContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01316246537
Science Museum Group
Executive Assistant
Date posted: 10/07/2026
Deadline: 17/07/2026
Location:
City of London, LondonCategory:
AdministrationHR
Salary:
Up to £37000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
British Museum
We are seeking an ambitious and knowledgeable Curator: Early South Asia to play in the curatorial work of the Asia department.
Date posted: 08/07/2026
Deadline: 20/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
Up to £36396 per annum + Civil Service Pension, ICOM, ExhibitionsContract 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
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 3718Museum 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: 08/07/2026
Deadline: 22/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
EventsSalary:
£34,000 per annum plus benefitsContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078145611
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
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/aLocation:
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
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
Tate
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Audience Insights team! Grow your career in data and analytics with one of the world's leading cultural organisations.
Date posted: 07/07/2026
Deadline: 21/07/2026
Location:
Tate BritainCategory:
ResearchSalary:
£33,500 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078874987
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 annum