Job Description
About Us
We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website.
Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things.
We employ 1100 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.
Diversity and inclusion matter to us.
Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment.
We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.
About the role
We’re looking for a practical and detail-focused Exhibition Specialist to support the development, installation and maintenance of displays across the Natural History Museum’s galleries and exhibitions.
Working within the Painting, Joinery & Display team, you’ll help create and maintain exhibition environments that bring the Museum’s collections to life for millions of visitors each year. This hands-on role includes fabricating and installing specimen and artwork mounts, maintaining existing displays and supporting exhibition builds across both permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions.
You’ll also carry out routine gallery maintenance, respond to repair requests, support Integrated Pest Management activities and work closely with colleagues across Technical Production on refurbishment and display projects.
This is a varied, part-time role suited to someone who enjoys practical problem-solving, precision work and contributing to high-quality visitor experiences in a unique museum environment.
About you
You’re a skilled and adaptable maker with experience working on exhibitions, displays or similar practical fabrication projects.
You’ll bring hands-on experience in mount making and workshop fabrication techniques, including brazing, silver soldering and working with acrylic and other materials. You are confident using workshop tools and machinery safely, and take pride in producing high-quality, detail-oriented work.
You’re comfortable handling delicate objects and specimens with care, and enjoy working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team. Alongside your practical skills, you are organised, proactive and able to manage a varied workload across installation, maintenance and workshop activities.
An interest in museums, exhibitions or heritage environments would be advantageous, but most importantly, you bring a positive attitude, a strong attention to detail and enthusiasm for creating exceptional display environments.
Thriving at the Museum: the way we work
We are proud to work at the Museum and have identified the qualities we all need to embody to reach our shared ambition. This sits alongside the Museum’s values and forms the framework for the way we work.
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What we offer
- 27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
- Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution 4 - 10%)
- Season ticket, bicycle and rental loan
- Life insurance
- Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across London and the UK.
- Staff discount at our Museum shops and cafes
- We offer a wide variety of training initiatives and opportunities to build skills. Investing in staff development is important to us, and we are ambitious about helping staff to grow and fulfil their potential.
- Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including an extensive list of special offers and reduced entry fees at a selection of cinema chains, theme parks, theatres, retailers and supermarkets. It also provides entry to up to 300 English Heritage sites and other national treasures. For more details, visit https://www.cssc.co.uk
- Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in-house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi
Hybrid working
Due to the nature of this role, the work pattern will be 100% on site.
How to apply
If this sounds like you, please apply below by clicking on Apply for job.
Please note that as part of our commitment to anonymised shortlisting, panels do not view CVs during the recruitment process. If you choose to upload your CV, our system will automatically pull information from your CV into our application form. We advise you to double-check your application form data before submitting as the tool may interpret CVs differently.
Closing date: 23:59 on 25th May.
Interviews expected: w/c 1st June.
Please note that this role does not qualify for Museum sponsorship so the successful postholder will need to have a valid right to work in the UK at the point of offer.