Jobs
Search here for jobs across the UK’s national and major regional museums, libraries and archives.
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The National Archives
This part-time role supports the collection, organisation and maintenance of accurate data that underpins our environmental sustainability reporting.
Date posted: 03/07/2026
Deadline: 19/07/2026
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
Collections CareOther
Salary:
£33,784 per annum, pro rataContract type:
ContractHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02039855979Museum 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
Science Museum Group
2 x Visitor Experience Assistant roles at the National Railway Museum
Date posted: 03/07/2026
Deadline: 10/07/2026
Location:
York, North YorkshireCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
Up to £24479 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
British Museum
Join the British Museum in this unique new role supporting a new programme of Masterplan and critical projects!
Date posted: 03/07/2026
Deadline: 17/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
Up to £58162 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Museum
Join the British Museum in this unique new role supporting a new programme of Masterplan and critical projects!
Date posted: 03/07/2026
Deadline: 17/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
Up to £58162 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Museum
Join the British Museum in this unique new role supporting the delivery of planned and operational hard and soft facilities management services.
Date posted: 03/07/2026
Deadline: 17/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
Up to £68281 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
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
Tullie
Tullie is looking for an AAT-qualified Assistant Accountant to join our Finance team at an exciting time in our development as we deliver Project Tullie - an ambitious capital programme transforming the museum and its role at the heart of Carlisle.
Date posted: 06/07/2026
Deadline: 03/08/2026
Location:
CarlisleCategory:
FinancialSalary:
£28,496 – £31,569 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01228618719
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
Sir John Soane's Museum
We are seeking to recruit Retail Assistant and Guidebook Sellers who will be employed on a fixed term contract and will be responsible for greeting our visitors, selling our guidebooks and assisting in the Museum shop.
Date posted: 06/07/2026
Deadline: 20/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
13.85 per hourContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02074404273
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
Royal Air Force Museum
The RAF Museum is looking to recruit a Learning and Engagement Officer (Early Years).
Date posted: 06/07/2026
Deadline: 24/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
EducationSalary:
£33,616.83 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02082052266
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: 19/07/2026
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesOther
Salary:
53,853Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0131 623 3718
Horniman Museum and Gardens
We are looking for an experienced cleaner who take pride in maintaining a welcoming, safe, and high-quality environment for our visitors. Working within the Estates team, you will help keep galleries, offices, toilets, and glass showcases to an excellent standard.
To learn more about this opportunity and how to apply, please visit our website.
Date posted: 06/07/2026
Deadline: 20/07/2026
Location:
SE23 3PQCategory:
OtherSalary:
£27,039 pro rata per annum (Actual salary: 21,824 per annum)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
020 8699 1872
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
Science Museum Group
Early Years Lead
Date posted: 06/07/2026
Deadline: 13/07/2026
Location:
City of London, LondonCategory:
EducationSalary:
Up to £48000 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
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
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
Science Museum Group
Senior Marketing Officer (Schools)
Date posted: 07/07/2026
Deadline: 14/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£30000 - £40000 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
British Museum
The British Museum is recruiting multiple Imaging Assistants to support an ambitious, museum-wide digitisation effort.
Date posted: 07/07/2026
Deadline: 21/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
AdministrationCollections Care
Other
Photographic
Digital
Salary:
Up to £29642 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000