Museums, libraries and archives

A group of local young Muslims explored how their heritage is archived in two major city museums, in a project run by Young Muslim Aberdeen.

Volunteers from the Friends of Gloucestershire Archives captured, shared and celebrated the long history of Gloucester Rugby Football Club.

This project focused on increasing access to First World War archival material held in The British Postal Museum and Archive.

A local museum and archive worked together to reach wider audiences by developing an exhibition exploring the transatlantic slave trade through the papers of a Victorian cotton spinner.

This project, led by Bournemouth Natural Science Society, created a temporary exhibition as part of Local History month to commemorate Bournemouth's role in the Second World War.

Falmouth Art Gallery has purchased John Opie’s 18th century painting The Cornish Beggar with the help of a £44,300 HLF grant.

Manchester Art Gallery was revamped and provided with more space, better facilities and increased access.

Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) has had a complete revitalisation, creating a major 21st-century attraction.

Give children a history book and they might struggle to understand the full picture, give them a mop cap to wear or a stick and hoop to play with and they will immerse themselves in their own medieval world.

Buckinghamshire County Museum led on a project to create a hands-on children’s gallery based on Roald Dahl’s characters.

The Birmingham Pen Museum has been expanded, with a new activity space to help bring its unique heritage to life for future generations.

Our grants to Weston Park Museum are all about making Sheffield's impressive collection of archaeology, natural sciences, social history and visual art more accessible to the public.