Project Manager: Museum Exhibitions and Temporary Displays

  • Contract
  • London

The British Museum

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Job Summary

The British Museum is looking for an experienced, driven and collaborative Project Manager to help deliver an ambitious programme of exhibitions and temporary displays.

Job Description

As Project Manager, you will support the effective delivery of exhibition and temporary displays from conception through to completion and evaluation. You’ll take responsibility for smaller-scale projects while contributing to major exhibitions through managing defined workstreams, ensuring projects are delivered on time and on budget, with high quality outputs. You’ll apply best-practice project management methodologies while working closely with curators, designers, contractors, and stakeholders to develop engaging visitor experiences.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering innovative, audience-focused and high-profile temporary exhibitions and displays, managing complex projects, and working with multidisciplinary teams across a leading museum environment.

Job Requirements

You’ll be a confident project manager who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced cultural environment.
You will bring:
Proven experience coordinating the delivery of public-facing projects, or complex workstreams within them, involving multi-disciplinary teams.
Comprehensive understanding of project management processes including budget, risk, scheduling and stakeholder engagement).
Excellent organisational skills and communication skills (both verbal and written).
Able to lead and motivate diverse teams to achieve shared goals.
Strong stakeholder management with strong negotiation and influencing skills
High attention to detail and problem-solving ability.
Ideally, you will have a project management qualification and have experience of coordinating and motivating teams to ensure project deliverables are achieved on time and within budget.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Project Manager: Museum Exhibitions and Temporary Displays
  • Salary: £40k-£50k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Museums
  • Role: Creative
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Thu, 09 Jul 2026

  • Location:

    London

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Job: Project Manager: Museum Exhibitions and Temporary Displays

Job: Project Manager: Museum Exhibitions and Temporary Displays

Organisation: The British Museum

Postcode: WC1B 3DG

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