Henry’s career path followed an initial interest in military museology as Curator of Artillery, Royal Armouries Tower of London and Royal Armouries Fort Nelson (1994–99), Head of Collections, Museum of the Royal Regiment of Artillery (2000-2003), then Head of Collections, Museum of Naval Firepower, Gosport Hampshire (2003-2005) where he supervised delivery of Firepower Royal Artillery Museum in Woolwich in 2005 .
Moving to Scotland he was Director, Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, Fraserburgh before becoming Head of Collections, Dundee Industrial Heritage, covering RRS Discovery and Verdant Works.
[1] Here he organised financing and delivery of the £4.5 million Lister Project which transformed the Museum layout and displays.
ISBN 978-1-904096-21-4 Shield of Empire (1998), Leeds, Trustees of the Royal Armories.
ISBN 1591140331 Chris Henry lives in Fife in Scotland with his wife Jane and daughter Charlotte.