Archivist Jobs in Museums
14 open roles · 26 on record · checked 30 October 2026
Archivists and records staff in museums, galleries and artists' foundations.
Archivists in museums, galleries and artists' foundations look after institutional records, exhibition histories, correspondence and artists' papers: appraising what is kept, arranging and describing it, and making it usable. The work overlaps with library and special-collections posts, and many are project posts attached to one archive or a digitisation programme.
Also advertised as Archivist, Assistant Archivist, Digital Archivist, Photo Archivist, Archivar:in.
On record: Archivist 14 · Assistant Archivist 2 · Archivar:in 1
Every archivist role on CuratorSearch, gathered daily from institutions' own careers pages and kept on record after the role closes.
- Advertised pay
- median about €52,383 a year, annualised, across 18 postings that stated it · middle half €45,903–€67,983
- Hiring now
- SFMOMA - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art2The Museum of Modern Art2De La Warr PavilionHamburger Kunsthalle Stiftung öffentlichen Rechts, HamburgInstitute of Contemporary Art BostonMatt's GalleryMuseum of Art and Photography (MAP - Bangalore)Netwerk Aalst (NW Aalst)Rodney Smith ArchiveStiftung Deutsches Luftschiff- und Marinefliegermuseum, Wurster NordseeküsteStiftung Deutsches Optisches Museum, JenaTechnisches Museum Wien mit Österreichischer Mediathek, Wien (Österreich)
- Archivar*in / Fachangestellte*r für Medien- und Informationsdienste (m, w, d)
Hamburger Kunsthalle Stiftung öffentlichen Rechts, Hamburg · Hamburg, Germany
- Download Job Description - Archive Project Manager
De La Warr Pavilion · UK
- Wissenschaftliche:r Archivar:in (m/w/d)
Technisches Museum Wien mit Österreichischer Mediathek, Wien (Österreich) · Wien, Austria
- Stanley Picker Archive Traineeship
Matt's Gallery · UK
- Fine Art Printer & Archivist
Rodney Smith Archive · Palisades, USA · pay: $40 – $55
- Archivar/in
Stiftung Deutsches Luftschiff- und Marinefliegermuseum, Wurster Nordseeküste · Wurster Nordseeküste, Germany
- Mitarbeiter/in Glasarchiv (m/w/d)
Stiftung Deutsches Optisches Museum, Jena · Jena, Germany
- Assistant Archivist, Processing (Three-Year, Grant-Funded, Fixed-Term Position)
The Museum of Modern Art · Long Island City, USA · pay: $70,541 / year
- Associate Archivist (Three-Year, Grant-Funded, Fixed Term Position)
The Museum of Modern Art · New York, USA · pay: $89,354 / year
- Project Archivist
Institute of Contemporary Art Boston · Boston, USA
- Archives and Records Management Intern: Digitization
SFMOMA - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, USA
- Archives and Records Management Intern: Artwork Documentation
SFMOMA - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, USA
- Archivist
Museum of Art and Photography (MAP - Bangalore) · Bangalore, India
- Internship Archiving and Conservation
Netwerk Aalst (NW Aalst) · Aalst, Belgium
What archivist roles have advertised as pay
The most recent of 18 figures on record, exactly as each employer stated them, never estimated. The whole archive is free under CC BY on the salaries page.
- Mitarbeiter/in Stiftungsarchiv (m/w/d) · Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau€3,187 – €3,864 / month, gross
- Archivist/Gallery Sales Associate · Lucky Charm LTD$30 – $32 / hour
- Registrar, Archivist and Personal Assistant · Vanessa Beecroft LLC$20 / hour
- Inventory & Archival Assistant · Art Gallery$50,000 – $65,000 / year
- Fine Art Printer & Archivist · Rodney Smith Archive$40 – $55 / hour
- Archivar/in · Stiftung Deutsches Luftschiff- und Marinefliegermuseum, Wurster Nordseeküste€3,659 – €4,980 / month, gross
- Associate Archivist (Three-Year, Grant-Funded, Fixed Term Position) · The Museum of Modern Art$89,354 / year
- Assistant Archivist, Processing (Three-Year, Grant-Funded, Fixed-Term Position) · The Museum of Modern Art$70,541 / year
- Studio Manager and Archivist · Artist's Studio$40 / hour
- Archives/Registration Assistant · Artist Studio$28 – $30 / hour
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