Jobs
Search here for jobs across the UK’s national and major regional museums, libraries and archives.
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Museum of London
This is an exciting time to join the London Museum on the journey towards opening the new museum at Smithfield in 2026. This role offers a unique opportunity to bring your business partnering expertise to the Museum and grow as the role evolves over the next few years.
Date posted: 21/05/2026
Deadline: 07/06/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
FinancialSalary:
£40,050 to £44,766 per annum plus benefitsContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078145611
National Library of Scotland
Full time (35 hours per week), £53,853 per annum, Civil Service Pension, permanent and based in Edinburgh.
Date posted: 21/05/2026
Deadline: 04/06/2026
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
Collections CareConservation
Salary:
53,853Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0131 623 3718
Sir John Soane's Museum
Events Manager is responsible for year-on-year growth in sales targets for the Museum’s commercial
venue hire, events, tours and filming and photography offer.
Date posted: 21/05/2026
Deadline: 08/06/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
OtherSalary:
up to £35,866Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02074404273
National Library of Scotland
Full time (35 hours per week), £48,643 per annum, permanent, Civil Service pension and based in Edinburgh.
Date posted: 21/05/2026
Deadline: 08/06/2026
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
AdministrationDesign
Other
Digital
Salary:
£48,643Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0131 623 3718
Tullie
Want to be at the forefront of a bold reimagining of one the North’s leading museums?
Date posted: 22/05/2026
Deadline: 30/06/2026
Location:
CarlisleCategory:
OtherSalary:
£31,569 to £33,327 pro rata, per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
OtherTelephone:
01228618719
Tullie
Help shape the voice of Carlisle’s home of culture
Tullie is looking for a creative, organised and enthusiastic Marketing & Communications Assistant to support the promotion of our exhibitions, events, learning programmes and visitor experiences.
Date posted: 22/05/2026
Deadline: 19/06/2026
Location:
CarlisleCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£24,549 to £25,359Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01228618719
Tullie
Tullie is looking for a permanent Finance Coordinator to join our team at an exciting moment in our development, as we deliver Project Tullie - an ambitious capital development programme that is transforming the museum and its role at the heart of Carlisle.
Date posted: 22/05/2026
Deadline: 19/06/2026
Location:
CarlisleCategory:
FinancialSalary:
£28,496 to £29,958Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01228618719
Tate
We are looking for a Retail Stock Supervisor to lead the Stock Team and support the Retail team in delivering the best possible in-store visitor experience by ensuring stock is accurately processed and made available when needed.
Date posted: 22/05/2026
Deadline: 02/06/2026
Location:
Tate Modern and Tate BritainCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£18.25 per hourContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
N/A
Science Museum Group
We're looking for a Cleaner for morning shifts on a part-time basis at one of the most unique visitor attractions in York!
Date posted: 26/05/2026
Deadline: 02/06/2026
Location:
York, North YorkshireCategory:
OtherSalary:
Up to £8392.8 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01904 685795
British Library
The Metadata department has a vacancy for a Metadata Systems Analyst, to be based in London (our St Pancras site). As a member of the Metadata Systems team you will participate in the support of our newly-implemented cloud-based library system (Ex Libris Alma) to manage our published collections.
Date posted: 26/05/2026
Deadline: 28/06/2026
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
ITSalary:
Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937
Royal Museums Greenwich
This voluntary role will support Royal Museums Greenwich's curatorial team in researching and processing its oral history collection, which contains stories of life at sea from the 1890s to the 2020s. This is a virtual volunteering project, designed so that volunteers can complete tasks from home.
Date posted: 26/05/2026
Deadline: 07/06/2026
Location:
GreenwichCategory:
OtherSalary:
UnpaidContract type:
VoluntaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02083128565
British Library
The British Library is seeking to recruit a Curator to join the Modern Archives and Manuscripts section at St Pancras on a permanent basis. The Modern Archives and Manuscripts section is responsible for the Western Manuscript collections 1601-1950, including major holdings of historical, political, literary, theatrical and scientific papers.
Date posted: 26/05/2026
Deadline: 14/06/2026
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937
Black Country Living Museum
Black Country Living Museum is seeking a proactive, confident Ticketing Administrator to join the Ticketing team.
Date posted: 27/05/2026
Deadline: 10/06/2026
Location:
DudleyCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£15,515.92 (FTE: £25859.87 per annum)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
0121 521 5690 (ext. 304)
Tate
This is an exciting opportunity to join Tate's Individual Giving & Collection Development team!
The International Council Officer provides support to the Head of Individual Giving & Collection Development in sustaining the activities of the International Council, Tate's highest-level annual giving group of leading philanthropists and art collectors from around the world.
Date posted: 27/05/2026
Deadline: 09/06/2026
Location:
Tate Britain, Millbank, LondonCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
£32,674 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078874987
Lakeland Arts
To grow income from Charitable Trusts, Foundations, and statutory funders by identifying new funding opportunities, developing compelling, high-quality funding applications, and delivering excellent stewardship.
The role will support Lakeland Arts’ artistic, heritage, learning, and engagement programmes across its sites in the Lake District.
Date posted: 28/05/2026
Deadline: 14/06/2026
Location:
WindermereCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
£32,000Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
07557674537
Royal Armouries
We have an exciting opportunity for a Part Time HR & Training Officer to join the existing HR team. Reporting to the HR Manager.
Date posted: 28/05/2026
Deadline: 31/05/2026
Location:
LeedsCategory:
HRSalary:
£17,983.68 - £19,776.76