The National Museum of Computing (TNMoC) is home to the world's largest collection of working computers from the 1940s through to the present day. Computers, computing, digital technology and electronics – the digital world - are the essential tools for everything we do. For something so fundamental to our global society, what it can do and the risks and opportunities inherent in using it are poorly understood. We bring the digital world to life, from its origins to future possibilities: we help people explore how it works, and what it can do for them and for society.
A National asset, TNMoC is Arts Council England accredited as a nationally styled museum.
We are now looking to strengthen and widen our Board of Trustees membership and would like to hear from individuals with a wide range of relevant experience and perspectives.
Diversity is important to us, and we encourage applications from a broad range of applicants, especially currently under-represented groups on our Board.
We are looking for Trustees who share a passion for our mission and want to help us drive it forward. We seek Trustees with the ability to think strategically, assess opportunities and manage risk to join and strengthen our Board, help provide oversight of staff and volunteers, and with experience in the public, private, or voluntary sector.
In addition to reinforcing our existing knowledge, skills and experiences, we would particularly welcome applications from people with a background in the following areas:
● Professional museum leadership
● Computing history research and curation
● Philanthropic fundraising
● Property acquisition, development and management
● Marketing and audience development
● Strategic communication and public relations
● Organisational development and change management.
We appoint Trustees for a renewable three-year term. All Trustees are volunteers and are expected to meet their own out of pocket expenses. We ask Trustees to attend up to 8 formal Board meetings a year plus additional involvement in executive committee work and special projects. The Board normally meets on Thursdays, generally alternating between on- site and virtual meetings. Committee and project work is generally through virtual or hybrid meetings but some additional attendance at the museum outside of board meetings is expected and we ask Trustees to engage proactively with our staff and volunteers.
To find out more and receive a Trustees' Briefing Note, please contact Andrew Herbert, Chairman, TNMoC Board of Trustees, email: trustee-
The closing date for the current round of applications is Friday 28th November 2025.