Senior staff

Claire Benjamin

Head of Communities

Senior management team

Claire gained a BA (Hons) degree in International Tourism Management at the University of Central Lancashire in 1998. She joined National Museums Liverpool in 1998 within the Education and Communities division. In 2006 she was appointed head of communities, and now has responsibility for the strategic development of sustainable community engagement, and inclusive approaches to learning in museums. She is currently managing the community engagement programme for the Museum of Liverpool and International Slavery Museum.

Claire's interests include reading historical biographies, travelling, walking and women's rights.

Selected presentations and articles

• 'Are Museums perfectly placed to provide informal opportunities for adults?' Museums Association, October 2009, London
• 'Creating museums that can fly', Museums Association, October 2008, Liverpool
• 'Portrait of a Nation', Social History Curators Group Conference, September 2008, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
• 'Keeping Cultures Alive', International Council for Refugees, March 2008, Museum of Docklands
• ' Working Knowledge; Therapeutic Museums', Museum Practice Magazine, Winter 2009
• ' Working Knowledge; Community Projects', Museum Practice Magazine, Winter 2008

Membership of professional bodies

• Associateship of Museums Association (AMA), February 2008