Jobs
Search here for jobs across the UK’s national and major regional museums, libraries and archives.
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Imperial War Museums
Exciting chance to support IWM’s Digital Futures Strategy. By 2036, IWM aims to digitise 4.6M photos and 40K film reels from WWII—nearly half its holdings—making them accessible to global audiences ahead of the war’s centenary.
Date posted: 29/10/2025
Deadline: 24/11/2025
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£31,000Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
Tate
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Information & Records Management Team at Tate as Assistant Records Manager, working closely with Tate’s historical and current records.
Date posted: 14/10/2025
Deadline: 03/11/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£38,394 per annum
Victoria & Albert Museum
We are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Registrar to join the Loans Section at the V&A for up to 12 months (maternity cover).
Date posted: 29/10/2025
Deadline: 12/11/2025
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£28,520 - £32,952Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079422000
Royal Museums Greenwich
We have an exciting opportunity for an Astronomy Education Assistant to join the Astronomy team.
Date posted: 20/10/2025
Deadline: 02/11/2025
Location:
GreenwichCategory:
EducationOther
Salary:
£29,400Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083128565
British Library
The British Library and Camden Libraries are looking to recruit a Camden Green Hub Coordinator who is passionate about climate action with creative community engagement and programming.
Date posted: 15/10/2025
Deadline: 09/11/2025
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
OtherSalary:
£34,608 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
019
Science Museum Group
Client Project Manager
Date posted: 29/10/2025
Deadline: 05/11/2025
Location:
City of London, LondonCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
£45000 - £48000 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
Imperial War Museums
Join Imperial War Museums (IWM) as the Clore Holocaust Curator, a pivotal role generously funded by the Clore Duffield Foundation. You’ll lead the development, interpretation, and stewardship of IWM’s internationally significant Holocaust collections, shaping how personal stories and historical narratives are preserved and shared.
Date posted: 23/10/2025
Deadline: 17/11/2025
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£39,500 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
British Museum
Full-time (41 hours per week)
Permanent
£33,469 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 31 October 2025
Date posted: 17/10/2025
Deadline: 31/10/2025
Location:
ReadingCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£33,469 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000Location:
LondonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
28314Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078145792
Imperial War Museums
Join our team at IWM Duxford as a Conservator and play a crucial role in preserving our objects and ensuring their readiness for display, research, and loans. This position is essential in safeguarding their historical integrity, ensuring future generations can experience and enjoy them.
Date posted: 07/10/2025
Deadline: 10/11/2025
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£30,906 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
National Army Museum
We’re recruiting for a new member of our Curatorial team to work with our unrivalled collections of uniform and equipment at our collections centre in Stevenage. You will help us develop and understand our collections including acquisitions, cataloguing, collections review and disposal work.
Date posted: 22/10/2025
Deadline: 19/11/2025
Location:
StevenageCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£30,740pa (plus benefits)Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078812444
Imperial War Museums
Join IWM as a Curator on the Digital Futures 2 project, helping digitise our vast Second World War film and photo collections by 2036. You'll shape access to over 40,000 reels and work within a team dedicated to interpreting mid-20th century conflict.
Date posted: 30/10/2025
Deadline: 24/11/2025
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£34,000Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
National Museums Liverpool
This Fellowship is supported by the Art Fund’s Empowering Curators programme. The Curatorial Fellow at ISM offers a unique chance to help shape the redesigned museum, where you will lead on the development of new approaches to the interpretation of racial slavery.
Date posted: 24/10/2025
Deadline: 19/11/2025
Location:
LiverpoolCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£42,644 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01514784444
The National Archives
As a Data Engineer in our small, dynamic Digital Archiving team, you’ll help transform how archival data is managed, structured, and enriched, unlocking its value for public use and discovery.
Date posted: 24/10/2025
Deadline: 06/11/2025
Location:
Kew, RichmondCategory:
DigitalSalary:
£42,002 plus an additional market supplement £2,998 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083925313
British Museum
We are hiring a Design Manager with a strong architectural background.
Date posted: 31/10/2025
Deadline: 14/11/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
Up to £54992 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
The Wallace Collection
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Wallace Collection as a Development Assistant.
Date posted: 17/10/2025
Deadline: 09/11/2025
Location:
W1U 3BNCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
The salary for this role is £28,900.Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02075639544
The National Archives
As a Digital Archivist (Transfer), you’ll play a key role in ensuring vital digital records from government and courts are transferred to the National Archives for permanent preservation.
Date posted: 14/10/2025
Deadline: 04/11/2025
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
ArchivistDigital
Salary:
£35,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02039855979
British Library
The British Library has a new and exciting opportunity for a records management professional to join its Corporate Information Management Unit, in a full-time and permanent post, to help develop its digital records management programme.
Date posted: 30/10/2025
Deadline: 13/11/2025
Location:
Boston Spa or St PancrasCategory:
DigitalSalary:
Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
019
British Library
We are looking for a Digitisation Manager to manage our sound and audiovisual digitisation team, helping to preserve one of the world’s greatest sound archives.
Date posted: 17/10/2025
Deadline: 09/11/2025
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
ArchivistCuratorial
Digital
Salary:
42,179Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0113
British Museum
Join the British Museum as an Executive Assistant to the Financial Director and Director of Public Engagement.
Date posted: 29/10/2025
Deadline: 19/11/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£43317 - £44317 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000