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Museums Journal

The majority of professional jobs in museums and galleries, such as curators, educationalists and senior management posts are advertised fortnightly in Museums Journal and Museums Journal Jobs Extra. To subscribe to Museums Journal, click here

MA Website
The MA website also has a job search with current listings for use by members. Membership starts at £35 for students and the unemployed. To become a member of the MA, click here

ICON: The Institute of Conservation

Conservation jobs are sometimes advertised in Museums Journal but more tend to be advertised in the ICON News job supplement. For the ICON website, click here

National Museum Directors Conference
The NMDC has links to recruitment pages on all the national museum websites For the NMDC website, click here

Local Press

Local press sometimes carries advertisements for junior and front-line posts - such as museum assistants and administrators.