Museums, libraries and archives

The City and County of Swansea (CCS) celebrate the centenary of Dylan Thomas’ birth through the redevelopment of the Dylan Thomas Centre.

This project was to host the Lindisfarne Gospels and St Cuthbert Gospel at Palace Green Library in Durham.

Families are now able to step back into the world of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s children at Osborne on the Isle of Wight.

The York Museums and Gallery Trust transformed the upper floors of a Grade I listed prison building into exhibition space and introduced an ambitious four year programme about the First World War.

Public interest in the Staffordshire Hoard has been unprecedented. A temporary display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery attracted more than half a million visitors in 12 months.

The Green Howards Regimental museum received almost £1million to redevelop its galleries and put on a series of family activities.

From the architecture of Robert Adam to the fashion of Bill Gibb, Scotland has an outstanding creative heritage stretching back centuries in studio, industrial and technological design.

In just four years, Blyth Tall Ship grew from a germ of an idea and a patch of derelict quayside land, to an inspiring start-up business supporting boatbuilding skills.

This project focused on learning in Exeter Cathedral by creating exciting spaces for learning.

The project will see the conservation and restoration of the Old Magnus Buildings, and its transformation into a new museum.

The Information Age gallery at the Science Museum is the first permanent gallery in the UK dedicated to the history of information and communication technologies.

An HLF grant enabled Kettle’s Yard to create greater public access and improve the care of the collection.