The fundamental basis for the work Claire undertakes and enjoys is that she loves making heritage accessible to the widest possible audiences.
This can be by embedding museums, heritage sites and cultural organisations in their communities or enabling communities to engage with their heritage and culture.
After 20 years as a sole trader Claire has now set up this Limited Company to bring her expertise, with other consultants, to help you make the most of your heritage, organisation or community.
Claire Adler & Associates is a Heritage, Culture & Community Consultancy who specialise in:
Researching and writing National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) applications and Activity Plans.
Mentoring and monitoring projects as an NLHF appointed Expert Advisor (ROSS) for Learning and Community Engagement.
Researching, planning and creating successful community and partnership strategies and projects.
Consulting current and potential audiences.
Working as a Critical Friend on projects and redevelopments.
Delivering training.
Undertaking Institutional Change Evaluation.
Claire has over 30 years’ experience of setting up museums, developing museum education services and engaging museums with their local communities. Claire set up the Huguenot Museum, Rochester and Hackney Museum and has worked with museums, heritage sites and cultural organisations as varied as the National Maritime Museum, Harwich Electric Palace Cinema and the National Centre for Writing.
Claire also works with communities to help them understand and interpret the history of their locality and community to encourage community development and cohesion. This work has involved working with community groups, churches, cathedrals, NHS Trusts and whole town redevelopments.
Claire has worked on over 60 projects for NLHF and clients, which has equated to over £130million of lottery funding.
Claire is based in Cambridge but works across the UK.