Birmingham Museums is for everyone and it's also a fantastic place to work.


People are at the heart of what we do. From curators, technicians to catering and visitor experience assistants we've full-time, part-time and casual posts across all our sites and teams.


Under the new leadership of our Co-CEO's Sara Wajid and Zak Mensah there has never been a more exciting time to join Birmingham Museums. We can only excel however with the right people. We aim to be genuinely welcoming to all people from every background and to be representative of the many communities we serve. Do you have what it takes to join the team?

Visitors at the Birmingham Museum enjoying the facilities

We offer a generous annual leave package, pension scheme, voluntary Employee Benefits scheme, free entry to all our sites, 50% discount at our cafés as well as discounts at other local and national museums.

Our volunteering opportunities are open to anyone aged 16 or over. If you are under 18 we will ask for a parent or guardian to give permission for you to volunteer with us. Our volunteers get involved with a whole range of projects and activities and we couldn't do what we do without them.

Our work experience programme is open to anyone over the age of 15 who is not currently in employment. Each placement is one or two weeks long and is a great chance to gain some experience of the museum sector, develop your skills and knowledge, as well as getting a general awareness of the working world.


Birmingham Museums Trust is committed to the highest standards in protecting and safeguarding the welfare of the children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to its care at all times. We also want to protect and support our staff who work or come into contact with these groups. Please refer to our safeguarding policy for further information.

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Our Values

Birmingham Museums Trust is for everyone

We strive to be leaders of innovators, offering great experiences to our customers

Birmingham Museums can be trusted to deliver on our promises and plans

We are entrepreneurial and put sustainability at the core of our practices

We work in partnership and support each other to achieve more for our audiences

Our Mission

Bring Birmingham out by shining new light on people's stories, collections and creativity

Our Vision

A radical reinvention of the museum as a catalyst of cultural and social change

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