Jobs
Search here for jobs across the UK’s national and major regional museums, libraries and archives.
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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:
07731708877
Imperial War Museums
Working closely with an external design agency, you will guide web design from IWM’s side and help shape a new, robust design system. Your work will directly influence how audiences understand conflict, engage with our content, and access our sites, services and collections.
Date posted: 10/04/2026
Deadline: 15/05/2026
Location:
UKCategory:
DigitalSalary:
£53,000-£55,000Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
07731708877
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
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
British Library
The British Library is seeking a skilled Project Manager to play a key role in delivering the transformational Library Services Systems Programme.
Date posted: 20/04/2026
Deadline: 06/05/2026
Location:
Boston Spa/St PancrasCategory:
Collections CareLibrarian
Other
Research
Salary:
Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0113
Royal Air Force Museum
The Royal Air Force Museum is a national museum, a Government non-departmental public body (NDPB) and a registered charity, with two sister sites at London and Midlands.
Date posted: 15/04/2026
Deadline: 05/05/2026
Location:
MidlandsCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£6,609.20Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
0208 2052266
Imperial War Museums
Imperial War Museums (IWM) wishes to appoint a new Army Trustee. IWM traditionally has a Trustee on its Board from each of the three branches of the armed forces.
Date posted: 26/03/2026
Deadline: 05/05/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
TrusteeSalary:
N/AContract type:
OtherHours:
Part timeTelephone:
07731708877
British Library
A front of house receptionist is required to join our Business & IP Centre at the British Library. This full time, in-person role will provide high quality, first-line, customer-focused services and information to all users and visitors to the Business & IP Centre.
Date posted: 20/04/2026
Deadline: 05/05/2026
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937
Science Museum Group
Prospect Development Manager at Science Museum Group
Date posted: 13/04/2026
Deadline: 04/05/2026
Location:
EnglandCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
Up to £38950 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795Location:
LondonCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
65000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078145792Museum 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
Tate
Tate is looking for a Heritage Science Data specialist to join our team!
Date posted: 07/04/2026
Deadline: 04/05/2026
Location:
Tate Britain, MillbankCategory:
ConservationSalary:
19895Contract type:
ContractHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02078874987
Museum of the Home
We are the only museum in the world dedicated to exploring the idea of home—not just as a physical space, but as something shaped by emotions, identity, society, politics, and the environment.
We are looking for a Head of Collections, Programmes and Partnerships to lead work across our collections, curatorial, community, and learning teams, in ways that are bold, equitable and climate-active.
Date posted: 07/04/2026
Deadline: 04/05/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Collections CareCuratorial
Education
Events
Exhibitions
Salary:
£60,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02077399893
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
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
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
Working within the Projects and Exhibitions Technical Team and under the line management of the Projects and Exhibitions Technical Manager you will provide support to the team in the preparation and installation of exhibitions, projects, loans and Museum permanent displays.
Date posted: 07/04/2026
Deadline: 01/05/2026
Location:
OxfordCategory:
TechnicianSalary:
Grade 3
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 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
National Museums Scotland
This senior leadership role at National Museums Scotland offers an incredible opportunity to shape the future of the Global Arts, Cultures and Design department, managing the understanding, development, organisation, and public access to the collections.
Date posted: 30/03/2026
Deadline: 30/04/2026
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
Senior managementSalary:
£76,093 – 86,275Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0131 247 4223