Jobs
Search here for jobs across the UK’s national and major regional museums, libraries and archives.
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British Museum
We are looking for an experienced and motivational Manager to help deliver an outstanding visitor experience at the British Museum.
Date posted: 22/04/2026
Deadline: 06/05/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
Up to £33033 per annum + Civil Service Pension, ICOM, ExhibitionsContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Library
The British Library’s Learning team is seeking a Content Manager for its forthcoming online resource, Discovering Historical Sources.
Date posted: 23/04/2026
Deadline: 11/05/2026
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£35,993 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
019
Tullie
Want to be at the forefront of a bold reimagining of one the North’s leading museums?
Date posted: 27/03/2026
Deadline: 30/04/2026
Location:
CarlisleCategory:
OtherSalary:
£31,569 to £33,327 pro rata, per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
OtherTelephone:
01228618719
National Galleries Scotland
Permanent and Full Time
Salary £32,171 - £35,093 per annum
Plus generous benefits package
Hybrid / flexible working
Date posted: 23/04/2026
Deadline: 01/05/2026
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
Collections CareRegistrar
Salary:
£32,171 - £35,093 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01316246537
British Library
We are looking for a commercially driven E-Commerce Manager to lead and grow the British Library’s online retail channel. This role is responsible for delivering online revenue, optimising the customer journey, and ensuring a high-quality, accessible and engaging digital shopping experience.
Date posted: 23/04/2026
Deadline: 07/05/2026
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
OtherSalary:
Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0113
The National Archives
The Records Specialist (Family History) will be part of the team that provides expert knowledge of The National Archives’ records, advising and inspiring a diverse audience of the public, students, academics and the wider archive and government sectors.
Date posted: 23/04/2026
Deadline: 07/05/2026
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
OtherOutreach
Research
Salary:
£33,784 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02039855979
British Museum
The British Museum is seeking a talented and motivated Scientist specialising in polychromy and technical imaging to join our Scientific Research team
Date posted: 24/04/2026
Deadline: 22/05/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
ScientificSalary:
Up to £36396 per annum + Civil Service Pension, ICOM, ExhibitionsContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Library
The British Library is seeking to recruit a Grants Assistant to join the Endangered Archives Programme (EAP). EAP runs an annual funding round for international projects to record and digitise endangered collections across the world.
Date posted: 27/04/2026
Deadline: 18/05/2026
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
Collections CareOther
Salary:
Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0113
National Museum of the Royal Navy
As we move into the next phase of the major Conservation Programme, we are growing the team and looking for Shipwrights to join a friendly, multidisciplinary team of museum professionals. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to be part of conserving the world’s oldest commissioned ship.
Date posted: 27/04/2026
Deadline: 30/04/2026
Location:
PortsmouthCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£31,064 – £34,535 per annum (dependent upon experience)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02392 891370
Science Museum Group
Contact Centre Advisor
Date posted: 21/04/2026
Deadline: 28/04/2026
Location:
City of London, LondonCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
Up to £14.80 per hourContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01904 685795
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
The Project Curator will be responsible for cataloguing and photographing the entire collection and 3D scanning key items. Catalogue data will be held in the internal Collections Management Systems (Axiell EMu; MuseumPlus) and will be made accessible worldwide through the individual Collections Online sites as well as through a web presence on the University’s Gardens, Libraries and Museums site.
Date posted: 20/04/2026
Deadline: 08/05/2026
Location:
OxfordCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£35,681 - £41,636 per annum
National Museums Liverpool
Develop and deliver engaging, inclusive marketing and brand campaigns that showcase National Museums Liverpool’s seven museums, exhibitions and programmes. Using insight-led and commercially minded approaches, you’ll raise our profile, reach diverse audiences and collaborate across teams.
Date posted: 03/04/2026
Deadline: 29/04/2026
Location:
Liverpool (Hybrid)Category:
MarketingSalary:
£33,443 per annum (Pay award pending)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01514784444
The National Archives
We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented B2B marketeer, with an interest in history and the cultural sector.
Date posted: 20/04/2026
Deadline: 03/05/2026
Location:
Kew, RichmondCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£35,759Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083925313
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
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
Imperial War Museums
This role is central to enabling IWM’s exhibitions, displays, loans out programme and external partnerships. By managing the programme of lending and borrowing objects safely and compliantly, you’ll help ensure objects can be shared with audiences across the UK and internationally. Your work underpins public programming, loans, partnerships and exhibitions that bring our collections to life.
Date posted: 20/04/2026
Deadline: 17/05/2026
Location:
IWM London or DuxfordCategory:
Collections CareRegistrar
Salary:
Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
07731708877Museum of London
The coming years represent an unprecedented time for London Museum as we build a New Museum for London in West Smithfield.
The historic collections are moving to both new and existing displays and stores. The role offers an excellent opportunity to work on large-scale collections move and develop your experience of collections documentation, management and care.
Date posted: 17/04/2026
Deadline: 04/05/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
OtherSalary:
34,631 per annum plus benefitsContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078145611
British Library
The British Library are looking for a Metadata Analyst to join our Collection Metadata Analyst team.
Date posted: 22/04/2026
Deadline: 17/05/2026
Location:
Boston SpaCategory:
Collections CareDigital
Salary:
32619Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
019
British Library
A vacancy has arisen for a music cataloguer in the Special Collections Metadata team at St. Pancras. The post holder will join a small team responsible for cataloguing printed, manuscript and digital music materials. Tasks will include creating and deriving catalogue records using RDA (Resource Description and Access),
Date posted: 16/04/2026
Deadline: 03/05/2026
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
Collections CareCuratorial
Research
Salary:
31244Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0113
Royal Air Force Museum
The Museum is looking for a Public Events Manager.
Date posted: 10/04/2026
Deadline: 01/05/2026
Location:
MidlandsCategory:
EventsSalary:
£30,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0208 2052266