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Founded in 1753, the British Museum was the first national public museum in the world. From the outset it was a museum of the world, for the world, and this idea still lies at the heart of the Museum's mission today. The collection tells the stories of cultures across the world, from the dawn of human history, over two million years ago, to the present. Objects range from the earliest tools made by humans and treasures from the ancient world to more recent acquisitions from Africa, Oceania and the Americas, the Middle East, Asia and Europe, as well as the national collections of prints and drawings, and coins and medals. In addition to work in London, the Museum takes part in an extensive programme of loans and tours, both across the UK and throughout the world. We are always looking for talented people to join us in jobs from visitor assistants to curators, scientists to administrators, sales assistants to fundraisers, whether they look after the collection, visitors or resources.

The Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills and experience. Job selection criteria are reviewed to ensure that they are relevant to the job.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which you can view by clicking on the benefits tab above.

If you want to find out more about a specific vacancy, click on the job title in the list of current vacancies in the British Museum or the British Museum Company below. You can also log in to continue and track a previous application. You can use the search function on the bottom left of this tab to search for jobs according to their location, job category or employment type.

All vacancies will close at 12 noon on the closing date and late applications will not be accepted

Please note that we do not accept CVs or speculative applications. All applications for advertised roles must be made online via our careers portal.

Recruitment Support

Collections and Public Engagement: 020 73238734
Operations: 020 73238396

For general queries: 020 73238396 or bmrecruit@britishmuseum.org.


Title Location Closing date
Legal Counsel Bloomsbury 09/04/2024
Senior Photographer Bloomsbury 25/03/2024
EHS Operations and Policy Manager Bloomsbury with occasional travel to other sites in Reading, Wiltshire and London. 29/03/2024
EMKP Project Curator: Digital London 25/03/2024
Senior Patrons Manager Bloomsbury 27/03/2024
Works Coordinator - BM_ARC BM _ARC (Reading) 28/03/2024
Exhibitions Assistant Bloomsbury 01/04/2024
Junior Analyst - Cyber Security Bloomsbury 01/04/2024
Team Lead - Cyber Security Bloomsbury 01/04/2024
Operations and Logistics Manager (Construction) Bloomsbury, Orsman Road, Blythe House, BM_ARC 28/03/2024
Project Coordinator, National Programmes Bloomsbury 29/03/2024
Project Curator: Documentation of the Sudanese Collection Bloomsbury 27/03/2024
Project Curator: Documentation of the Egyptian Collection Bloomsbury 27/03/2024
Project Curator: Cuneiform Collections Bloomsbury 09/04/2024
Project Curator: Archaeological Assemblages Bloomsbury 09/04/2024
Curator: Egyptian Written Culture Bloombury 08/04/2024
Project Curator: Registration of Neolithic and Bronze Age collections Bloomsbury and Orsman Road 28/03/2024
Project Curator: Britain’s Last Roman Hoards Bloomsbury 27/03/2024
Curator: Ancient Anatolia and Eastern Mediterranean Bloomsbury 03/05/2024
Curator Greek World Bloomsbury 03/05/2024
Curator Reception of the Ancient Mediterranean Bloomsbury 22/03/2024
Curator Cultures of Italy and Western Mediterranean Bloomsbury 22/03/2024