Museum education officer : Employers and vacancy sources

Museum educational posts are found in a range of museums throughout the UK. Generally, there are four broad types of museums:

National museums, such as the National Gallery , The British Museum and the National Museums Liverpool . National museums and galleries receive funding directly from central government. Many are located in London. They tend to be the larger museums, for example the British Museum employs around 1,000 people. Jobs tend to be more specialised.
Regional and local museums. The number of museums in a local authority varies. For example Glasgow Museums has 13, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums has 11 and Stoke-on-Trent Museums has 4.
University museums. A number of universities have significant museum collections and employ education officers. These include The Manchester Museum and The Whitworth Art Gallery at the University of Manchester, and the The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow.
Independent museums, such as The Wordsworth Museum in Grasmere and the Galleries of Justice in Nottingham, actively promote education. Independent museums are self-funding and range from small volunteer-run museums (e.g. Wimbledon Windmill Museum) to art spaces (e.g. the Arnolfini in Bristol) and larger organisations (e.g. the The Ironbridge Gorge Museums in Telford).

Sources of vacancies

Recruitment agencies rarely advertise vacancies.

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Written by Julia Yates, University of the Arts, London

Date:

December 2009