National Lottery Heritage Grants

Peacemakers Museum Heritage Animation Programme

Applicant: Gasyard Development Trust

Project description: Gasyard Development Trust aim to build on the newly opened Peacemakers Museum, providing additional heritage events and exhibitions, as well as developing a heritage trail in the exterior grounds of the museum to explain to visitors and locals the significance of the wider site and other key heritage sites in its proximity.

Decision: Reject

Visualising Northern Ireland’s Natural Heritage

Applicant: Photo Festival Belfast

Project description: This project intends to create a set of image resources highlighting the loss of biodiversity, looking at areas such as the Belfast Hills, Divis and Black Mountain, Strangford Lough and Belfast Lough, Peatlands, bogs and temperate rainforests and Lough Neagh. The project will foster creativity and produce meaningful connections, exhibitions, lasting public engagement and impact around natural heritage themes in Northern Ireland.

Decision: Award grant of £139,599 (100% of total project costs)