Jobs
Search here for jobs across the UK’s national and major regional museums, libraries and archives.
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Tate
We are looking for an organised and proactive Team Administrator to join the Audiences team at Tate Liverpool on a part-time basis.
Date posted: 23/07/2026
Deadline: 06/08/2026
Location:
Tate Liverpool + RIBA NorthCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£15,518.40 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02078874987Royal Pavilion and Museums
Would you like the opportunity to start a career in IT and digital support while gaining practical experience in a unique museum setting?
Brighton & Hove Museums has an exciting opportunity for a Level 3 Digital Support Technician Apprentice to work with the Head of IT across our museum sites, historic buildings and public-facing services, including the Royal Pavilion.
Date posted: 16/07/2026
Deadline: 14/08/2026
Location:
BrightonCategory:
ITSalary:
£15,392Contract type:
OtherHours:
Full timeTelephone:
03000290900
Royal Air Force Museum
The Royal Air Force Museum is as a national museum, a Government non-departmental public body (NDPB) and a registered charity.
We have two public sites in the Midlands and London and a stored collection at Stafford. Our purpose is to share the RAF story - past, present and future - using the stories of its people and our collections to engage, inform and inspire.
Date posted: 16/07/2026
Deadline: 02/08/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£18,500Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02082052266
Royal Air Force Museum
The Museum is looking to recruit an Assistant Curator- Visual Media and Archives.
Date posted: 22/06/2026
Deadline: 26/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
ArchivistCuratorial
Salary:
£26,851.50Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02082052266
Horniman Museum and Gardens
We are looking for a Horticulturalist to work with the Head of Horticulture and a small, dedicated team of gardeners to create innovative new displays and planting schemes which are linked to the collections and exhibitions inside the museum.
Date posted: 21/07/2026
Deadline: 10/08/2026
Location:
South East LondonCategory:
OtherSalary:
£29,355 pro rata per annum (actual salary £23,484 per annum)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02086991872
Royal Air Force Museum
The Museum is looking to recruit a Collections Care and Conservation Supervisor.
Date posted: 20/07/2026
Deadline: 09/08/2026
Location:
StaffordCategory:
Collections CareConservation
Salary:
£29,497.50 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02082052266
The National Archives
This post enables The National Archives to remain compliant with information rights legislation by undertaking work on Reclosure at The National Archives.
Date posted: 15/07/2026
Deadline: 29/07/2026
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
AdministrationOther
Salary:
£29,258 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02039855979Location:
LondonCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
28939Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078145792
Royal Air Force Museum
The Royal Air Force Museum is as a national museum, a Government non-departmental public body (NDPB) and a registered charity.
We have two public sites in the Midlands and London and a stored collection at Stafford. Our purpose is to share the RAF story - past, present and future - using the stories of its people and our collections to engage, inform and inspire.
Date posted: 16/07/2026
Deadline: 05/08/2026
Location:
MidlandsCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£28,000 - £29,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02082052266
Science Museum Group
Do you have a commitment to research and a curator's eye for what makes an object matter?
Date posted: 15/07/2026
Deadline: 29/07/2026
Location:
Bradford, West YorkshireCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
Up to £28878 per annum + 12-month fixed termContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Oxford University Herbaria are working together as part of the Central England Digitisation Co-Hub, a major collaborative initiative that is transforming access to natural history collections across the UK. This exciting programme will digitise nationally significant specimens, making them accessible to researchers and the public worldwide.
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:
£28,437 - £29,761 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/aRoyal Pavilion and Museums
Brighton & Hove Museums Trust is a leading cultural charity responsible for caring for over one million objects and some of the city’s most iconic buildings, including the Royal Pavilion. Alongside preserving our collections and heritage, we operate a diverse and commercially active organisation with admissions, events, retail, catering, fundraising and venue hire across multiple sites.
Date posted: 07/07/2026
Deadline: 03/08/2026
Location:
BrightonCategory:
FinancialSalary:
£29,064 – £31,022Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
03000290900
National Gallery
The National Gallery has an exciting opportunity for a Communications Executive (Marketing and Campaigns) to join the Communications Team. The Gallery has ambitious goals for the growth and engagement of its audiences for the next five years, and this role will play a vital part of helping deliver projects which respond to the Audience Strategy.
Date posted: 20/07/2026
Deadline: 02/08/2026
Location:
The National GalleryCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£36,950.00 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
044 20 7747 5136
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 Army Museum
We're seeking an enthusiastic Librarian to help care for these nationally significant collections and make them accessible to everyone including curators, academics, family historians, students and military researchers.
Date posted: 20/07/2026
Deadline: 24/08/2026
Location:
Chelsea, LondonCategory:
LibrarianSalary:
£34,040Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078812442
National Army Museum
You will contribute to the delivery of reliable IT and audio-visual services, enabling colleagues to work effectively while ensuring visitors benefit from seamless and engaging interactions.
Date posted: 20/07/2026
Deadline: 24/08/2026
Location:
Chelsea, LondonCategory:
ITSalary:
£35,500Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078812486
National Army Museum
We are seeking to appoint a Part-Time Learning Producer to research, develop, co-ordinate and deliver our vibrant and participatory schools programme with an emphasis on younger age groups and SEN/SEND.
Date posted: 20/07/2026
Deadline: 23/08/2026
Location:
Chelsea, LondonCategory:
EducationSalary:
£34,040Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02078812478
Birmingham Museums Trust
The Conservation Team at Birmingham Museums Trust (BMT) is looking for an experienced conservator to carry out preventive conservation tasks and some object conservation.
Date posted: 01/07/2026
Deadline: 03/08/2026
Location:
BirminghamCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£32,401 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
N.A
British Museum
We are seeking a Project Curator to join the Middle East Department, working as part of the Museum's Digitisation and Documentation programme.
Date posted: 20/07/2026
Deadline: 10/08/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
Up to £36396 per annum + Civil Service Pension, ICOM, ExhibitionsContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
Sir John Soane's Museum
The post will play an important part in generating and maintaining business across all revenue strands of SME, including reactive and proactive sales, marketing the Museum’s various products, the planning, execution and follow up of events and tours, identifying new potential commercial partners and additional administrative tasks related to commercial activities.
Date posted: 20/07/2026
Deadline: 10/08/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
EventsSalary:
£30,260Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02074404273