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A group of people are in a studio taking part in a movement and dance workshop

Young people take part in a movement and performance workshop as part of the Catalyser learning programme. Photo: Hunter Gatherer.

Projects

Choreozone: Activating an Archive

Clod Ensemble is celebrating and sharing the lived experience of performance artists, improving access to the collections and inspiring a younger generation.

24/03/2023

A group of school children hold books about life during the second world war and pose around a display related to the second world war

School pupils learned about the Second World War as part of outreach activities at The Hold.

Projects

A state-of-the-art home for the Suffolk Archives collections at The Hold

A flagship heritage building equipped with the latest technology and facilities, The Hold is enabling people to learn more about their heritage.

19/04/2016

A rock walled mineshaft illuminated by torchlight stretched into the distance, in the foreground the silhouette of a person wearing a miners helmet and looking along the tunnel

In Lochnell Mine visitors can experience how Wanlockhead's miners worked. Photo: The National Lottery Heritage Fund/Leyla Webbe.

Projects

Lead turns Gold! The Museum of Lead Mining is 50

Situated at the top of the Mennock Pass the museum is a hub for information, equipment and permits for gold panning in the area.

24/04/2024

Staff outside The Story, a new history centre in Durham.

Staff outside The Story. Photo: Durham County Council.

Projects

A new home for County Durham’s historic collections

Mount Oswald, a Grade II Listed manor house, has been transformed into The Story, a new visitor attraction celebrating the heritage of County Durham.

28/11/2019

A black and white image of children playing in an industrial area.

A photograph from the AmberSide Collection. Photo: Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen.

Projects

Transforming Amber: Building a Resilient Future

This project will safeguard an industrial heritage archive by developing new ways for the Amber Film & Photography Collective to become financially sustainable.

25/04/2024

the courtyard of the National Slate Museum in Llanberis, north Wales, with stone factory buildings surrounding a courtyard with industrial equipment for processing slate, and the slate mine visible in the background

Amgueddfa Lechi Cymru – National Slate Museum originally opened in 1972. Photo: Aled Llywelyn.

Projects

Unearthing the legacy of Welsh Slate at Amgueddfa Lechi Cymru – National Slate Museum

The museum will be transformed into a world-class visitor attraction at the heart of the Wales Slate Landscape in north west Wales.

27/03/2024

Young children are sat on colourful seating inside the museum, while others are stood on the stairs in the background

Families exploring the new museum. Photo: Hufton and Crow.

Projects

It's showtime: Blackpool's first museum celebrates the town’s rich entertainment heritage

The brand-new museum Showtown leads the way in the cultural regeneration of the UK’s first mass seaside resort.

20/03/2018

The interior of the Great Hall at Rochdale Town Hall, with decorative ceiling panels and gold angel statues held by wooden beams.

The Great Hall, Rochdale Town Hall. Photo: JMA Photography.

Projects

Rochdale Town Hall restored to its former glory

This project has improved the condition of one of the UK’s finest examples of Victorian Gothic architecture, and opened up spaces to the public for the first time.

24/04/2018