Exhibition Workshop & Display Technician

  • Contract
  • London

Imperial War Museum

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Job Summary

As an Exhibitions Workshop & Display Technician, you’ll play a hands-on role in maintaining and enhancing the galleries and exhibitions that bring our stories to life.

Job Description

IWM’s galleries and exhibitions are central to how the museum shares powerful stories of conflict and their impact on people’s lives. As an Exhibitions Workshop & Display Technician, you’ll help ensure these spaces remain safe, accessible, visually impactful and maintained to the highest standards. Through gallery maintenance, exhibition construction and display support, you’ll play an important role in protecting museum assets and collections while helping visitors engage with exhibitions in the way they were intended.

Your work will directly contribute to preserving presentation standards across IWM’s galleries and exhibition spaces, minimising disruption, supporting collections care and ensuring exhibitions remain engaging and operational throughout their lifecycle. By helping to maintain and improve exhibition environments, you’ll support IWM’s mission and enhance the visitor experience across our sites.

Job Requirements

GCSE-level education or equivalent, together with a relevant vocational, technical or professional qualification.

Practical workshop experience, ideally within a museum, gallery, exhibition, heritage or similar environment.

Strong carpentry, construction and maintenance skills, including woodworking, decorating, plastering, painting and exhibition or set building.

Experience safely using workshop machinery, hand tools and power tools, including panel saws, band saws, bench saws, planers, spindle moulders and pillar drills.

Good IT skills, including experience using Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Teams and Outlook.

The ability to work independently and collaboratively while managing multiple priorities and responding to changing operational needs.

Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to maintain accurate records and work effectively with a wide range of colleagues.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Exhibition Workshop & Display Technician
  • Salary: £25k-£30k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Role: Creative
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Mon, 30 Nov 2026

  • Location:

    London

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Job: Exhibition Workshop & Display Technician

Job: Exhibition Workshop & Display Technician

Organisation: Imperial War Museum

Postcode: SE1 6HZ

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