Careers at the Food Museum
From time to time we have vacancies for a number of roles at the Food Museum, including visitor services, estate management, collections management and learning.
Showcase Contractor – The Factory & The House
The Food Museum is seeking to commission a showcase contractor to design, manufacture, deliver, and install a range of showcases for The Factory and The House.
Cases must be of the highest quality construction, using conservation-grade materials, and built to security standards meeting Government Indemnity Scheme (GIS) requirements. The successful contractor will work closely with the setworks contractor, particularly for the integrated showcases in The Factory.
For more information, please read the Showcase Brief.
To apply, email your tender to lisa@foodmuseum.org.uk with the information required in the brief.
Deadline: 5pm, 20 September 2026.
It is the tenderer’s responsibility to ensure submissions arrive on time. Late tenders cannot be considered.
Setworks Contractor – The Factory & The House
The Food Museum is looking to commission a specialist setworks contractor responsible for the manufacture, supply and installation of setworks, lighting, and graphics, as well as manual interactives, for The Factory and The House.
We are accepting tenders for setworks and manual interactives as a complete package or for one element only (i.e. just setworks or just manual interactives). Setworks contractors may submit as the lead contractor with a graphics production and/or manual interactives sub contractor.
Showcases are out of the scope of this brief and are being procured separately. The successful setworks contractor will work closely with the showcase manufacturer. This will be particularly important for the integrated showcases in The Factory.
For more information, please read the Setworks Brief.
To apply, email your tender to nathalie@foodmuseum.org.uk with the information required in the brief.
Deadline: 9pm, 4 October 2026.
It is the tenderer’s responsibility to ensure submissions arrive on time. Late tenders cannot be considered.
Café Assistant (Weekends and Evenings)
We are looking for a part-time Café Assistant to join the catering team at the Food Museum. There will be weekend and evening work available with shifts throughout the year plus during school holidays, with extra hours for events catering. Working under the guidance of the Cook/Shift Supervisors, your job is primarily to prepare food/drinks and serve customers in our café – Feast – and ensure that the indoor and outdoor spaces are always clean and well-presented. You will be involved in both front and back of house work.
For more information, click here.
For the application form, click here.
For the recruitment monitoring form, click here.
Volunteering and work experience
We have over 100 active volunteers and are always on the look-out for passionate and loyal people to join us. We also offer work experience and Duke of Edinburgh placements. Find out more about our volunteering opportunities.
