Museums, libraries and archives

During a recent visit to St Fagans National Museum of History, HLF Chief Executive Ros Kerslake and the Head of HLF in Wales, Richard Bellamy, helped put some finishing touches to a new display.

Today marks 100 years since women over 30 and all men in Britain were given the right to vote under the Representation of the People Act 1918.

With half-term in full swing and the Museums at Night festival starting today, here is a selection of our favourite day trips and events at National Lottery supported venues.

Thanks to National Lottery players, The University of Manchester will create the first shared social history of the NHS.

Thanks to National Lottery players, £875,000 is helping involve more young Welsh people in heritage.

A Ceredigion parish will soon have its own memorial to remember those from the area who died in the First World War, thanks to the National Lottery.

Hundreds of people joined in an exciting parade along the streets of Wales’ second city over the weekend as Swansea’s Glynn Vivian art gallery reopened following a multi-million pound restoration.

A £10m fund to train the next generation of heritage craftspeople, specialists and entrepreneurs was unveiled today by Sir Peter Luff, Chair of HLF.

Artist Mary Watts' life and work were overshadowed by those of her husband, the great Victorian artist GF Watts. A new gallery is devoted just to her...

HLF's Chair Sir Peter Luff has announced a series of measures to boost skills, support organisations through change and give young people a key role in shaping the UK’s heritage.

As Welsh Museums Festival Week gets under way there is more reason than usual to celebrate in Llandudno as the town’s museum has secured a major grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to enhance the all weather heritage attraction in Wales’s premier holiday resort.

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is investing £2.6million in projects across Wales. The National Lottery funding will provide much needed support for Wales’ heritage.