Assistant Registrar

Overview

At London Museum we connect people with the lived experience of London. The story we tell is one of place and people, evolving through interaction and exchange. We summarise what we do in three words:
We Are London. We are looking for a new Assistant Registrar to join our registrar team who support object acquisition, lending, borrowing, and other collections activities across the museum. The next two years will be a busy time for the team as the museum prepares for opening at Smithfield, and the final exit from London Museum Spaces. Working alongside curators, conservators, collection care and documentation colleagues this post will help to support collections activities such as loan, entry, exit, acquisition, and disposal.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with the museum’s extensive collections. Based at the museum’s London Wall site, but working across its sites and stores, you will carry out tasks with a high degree of accuracy and enjoy solving complex and challenging logistical and documentation issues. You will be organised and self-motivated with the ability to prioritise your own workload.

We are also looking for someone who is a committed team player and who has excellent communication skills.

• Support object acquisition, lending, borrowing, and other collections activities across the museum (including loan, entry, exit, acquisition, and disposal).
• Collaborate with curators, conservators, collection care and documentation colleagues to support the museum’s collections work.
• Work across sites and stores from base at London Wall, carrying out tasks with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Organise and prioritise own workload; communicate effectively with team members.

• Some experience of working with collections and knowledge of museum documentation processes.
• Experience in a registrarial capacity (e.g., arranging loans and acquisitions) would be beneficial.
• Practical experience using a museum collections management system, and handling and packing objects.

For more information about this role, please see the Job Description. To know more about what it’s like to work in London Museum and to get some top tips on how to make the best of your application visit:

Applications are by application form via our online recruitment system. The closing date for applications is Sunday 8 February 2026. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview on Wednesday 18 February 2026. If you are successfully shortlisted you will be invited to an interview. You will be asked to complete a short 30 minute task, followed by a 45 minute interview to assess how you meet the essential person specification criteria and demonstrate our museum behaviours.

London Museum is committed to being an equitable and inclusive employer, and to becoming representative of the diversity of London. We particularly welcome applications from people from Global Majority backgrounds, who are currently under-represented in our organisation. We also welcome applications from disabled people, as we’re a Disability Confident Leader and are committed to recruiting, retaining and developing disabled people.

Applications are by application form via our online recruitment system. The closing date for applications is Sunday 8 February 2026. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview on Wednesday 18 February 2026.

Human Resources
Museum of London
150 London Wall
London
EC2Y 5HN

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