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National Museums Scotland is one of the UK's leading cultural organisations, bringing together world-class collections, specialist expertise and nationally significant visitor destinations. Through its stewardship of a diverse multidisciplinary collection, the organisation plays a vital role in preserving, interpreting and sharing the history of Scotland alongside the stories of other nations, cultures and the natural world.
With a strong commitment to accessibility, learning and public engagement, National Museums Scotland ensures these collections continue to inspire, educate and benefit communities across Scotland and beyond.
National Museums Scotland has evolved from the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, founded in 1780, into one of the country’s leading cultural institutions. Built on over two centuries of scholarship, research, and stewardship, its nationally significant collections continue to preserve and share Scotland’s rich heritage.
National Museums Scotland was formed in 1985 through the merger of two historic institutions and is now Scotland’s largest multidisciplinary museum organisation. Caring for more than 12 million objects and specimens, it combines world-class collections with expert conservation and research to preserve and share Scotland’s heritage with audiences worldwide.
The opening of the Museum of Scotland in 1998 marked a significant milestone in National Museums Scotland’s development. Following major investment and the reunification of its collections in 2011, the National Museum of Scotland has become one of the country’s leading cultural institutions, showcasing Scotland’s history and heritage to visitors from around the world.
NMS Enterprises is the commercial arm of National Museums Scotland, generating revenue through retail, hospitality, events, licensing, and product development. By delivering engaging customer experiences, it supports the museum’s public mission while helping to extend the reach and long-term impact of its collections and expertise.
National Museums Scotland was formed in 1985 and runs the National Museum of Scotland on Chambers Street in Edinburgh, the National Museum of Flight, the National Museum of Rural Life and the National War Museum at Edinburgh Castle. Its collections include Dolly the sheep and the Lewis chessmen.
Here's where its retail and commercial jobs sit, and similar roles we're recruiting for right now.
Its shops and commercial work are run by NMS Enterprises, a subsidiary set up in 2002 that gives its profits back to the museums. It has divisions for retail, hospitality and events, and publishing, and runs seven shops inside the National Museum of Scotland. Roles advertised in the sector include Retail Assistants, Visitor Experience Assistants, a Retail Buyer and a Director of Retail.
Museum retail is still retail. Product range, visual standards and selling to a busy visitor footfall are skills every gift and specialist retailer values.
National Museums Scotland holds internationally important collections of natural sciences, decorative arts, world cultures, science and technology, and Scottish history and archaeology, from Dolly the sheep to the Lewis chessmen and the Hunterston Brooch.
National Museums Scotland advertises its own vacancies on its careers website, so we don't list them here. If you like the sound of working there, these are similar roles we're recruiting for right now.
NMS Enterprises, a subsidiary set up in 2002 that gives its profits back to the museums.
The National Museum of Scotland, the National Museum of Flight, the National Museum of Rural Life and the National War Museum.
Roles such as Retail Assistants, Visitor Experience Assistants and a Retail Buyer, across its shops and commercial teams.
No. National Museums Scotland advertises its own vacancies on its careers website. We recruit for retailers across the UK, including retail assistant and buying roles.
