Museums, libraries and archives

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.

Two museums worked closely with local agencies and community groups to open up volunteering opportunities to people who would not usually engage with heritage.

More than 150 Deaf volunteers worked to research, record and preserve the history of the Deaf community in Northern Ireland for the first time.

This project helped revitalise the Royal Museum, transforming the public use of the building, while remaining sensitive to its original Victorian architecture.

Funding was awarded to improve the visitor facilities and storage conditions at Fort Nelson, a 19-acre Victorian gun fort, overlooking Portsmouth Harbour.