Interpretation Manager (Museum Exhibitions)
The British Museum Closing date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026
- Full time
- £30k-£40k
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Job Summary
Job Description
Working at the heart of our Design & Interpretation team, you'll collaborate with curators, designers, project teams, community partners and external specialists to bring stories to life and ensure our displays truly connect with diverse audiences.
This is a fantastic opportunity to help deliver our displays and exhibitions, including major income generating special exhibitions such as Hawai'i: a kingdom crossing oceans and Samurai, ensuring these best meet audience needs and deliver innovative and sector leading displays.
Job Requirements
Proven editorial experience in a Museum or publishing environment.
Excellent written communication and content shaping abilities.
Ideally, experience of visitor research and working with curatorial teams and designers.
Proficiency with PC and Mac programmes.
Strong influencing, liaison, and diplomatic skills
Ability to work collaboratively and manage multiple projects in a fast paced environment
A passion for understanding audiences and using robust visitor insight
Job Responsibilities
As our Interpretation Manager, you'll be the audience advocate and interpretation specialist on a portfolio of special exhibition and gallery projects. You will:
Lead on the implementation of ambitious interpretation plans.
Champion the intellectual structure for a display set out in the project's interpretation plan, using key messages, visitor outcomes and a focus on target audiences as guiding principles.
Ensure that exhibitions and other displays successfully engage visitors and meet the needs of priority audiences.
Shape, edit, and proofread all text within exhibitions, ensuring it is appropriate to the specified audiences.
Provide research driven visitor insight to guide project decisions.
Support colleagues and contractors with picture research, visitor research, and evaluation.
Represent the Design and Interpretation Studio team across the museum and respond to relevant public enquiries.
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Job Overview
- Job Title: Interpretation Manager (Museum Exhibitions)
- Salary: £30k-£40k
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Museums
- Role: Creative
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026
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Location:
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Job: Interpretation Manager (Museum Exhibitions)
Job: Interpretation Manager (Museum Exhibitions)
Organisation: The British Museum
Postcode: WC1B 3DG
How to Apply
All applications should be made via the British Museum website.
- Contact name: Anna George
- Contact email: [email protected]
About The British Museum
Founded in 1753, the British Museum was the first national public museum in the world. From the outset it was a museum of the world, for the world, and this idea still lies at the heart of the Museum's mission today. The collection tells the stories of cultures across the world, from the dawn of human history, over two million years ago, to the present.