Videos
Young people tell us why heritage is important
Five young people from our Kick the Dust programme tell us what heritage means to them and why it is important to include young people in heritage projects.
Crystal Palace Park
Photo: Chris Gorman.
News
More than £24million awarded to heritage projects across the UK
From John O’Groats to Penzance, across Wales and Northern Ireland, we’re supporting the protection and conservation of parks, built heritage, memories and more.
News
Funding still available as additional £660,000 invested in Welsh woodlands
Three new projects to create or improve woodlands for local communities are the latest to receive funding from The Woodland Investment Grant (TWIG).
The Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford
Blogs
Final weeks to apply for Dynamic Collections grants
Our lead on museums, libraries and archives reflects on our Dynamic Collections campaign as it comes to an end, and our long-term commitment to supporting heritage collections.
Curating for Change Fellows at the Museum of London. Credit: Museum of London
Stories
How to make recruitment fair and open to all
Curating for Change – the National Lottery-funded work placement programme for D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent curators in museums – is challenging the heritage sector to consider equitable recruitment.
Ulster Folk Museum is offering free entry on 25 and 26 March
News
Free entry and special offers at hundreds of heritage places this spring
From 18-26 March, for National Lottery Open Week, heritage venues across the UK are running special offers for anyone with a National Lottery ticket or scratchcard.
News
Shortlist announced for Sustainable Project of the Year
Six projects have been shortlisted for the Museums + Heritage award, which recognises outstanding environmentally sustainable projects or exhibitions.
News
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Frieze, 1923
News
Pioneering portrait photographer Dorothy Wilding celebrated in new exhibition
Works by the photographer – who took the iconic portrait of the young Queen Elizabeth II featured on UK stamps – go on show in Gloucester thanks to National Lottery funding.
News
Introducing Heritage 2033, our new 10-year strategy
We’ve set out a long-term vision for the UK’s heritage that is valued, cared for and sustained for everyone’s future.
Videos
The power of heritage
Our inspiring short film celebrates the positive, uplifting impact of heritage.
Publications
How the learnings from our endowment programme can help your fundraising
The final evaluation of Heritage Endowments shows how endowment schemes can help protect heritage and strengthen organisational resilience.
Welcoming visitors to St Tydecho Church in Gwynedd, Wales. Credit: National Churches Trust
News
£1.9million to increase the resilience of places of worship
We’re partnering with the National Churches Trust on a new funding programme, targeting three areas of the UK.
Boardwalk at RSPB Loch Lomond
News
Working together to fund growth in investment in nature and communities
We are teaming up with the Scottish Government and NatureScot to support communities and boost local economies through responsible investment.
Display of gig posters at The Museum of Youth Culture
The Museum of Youth Culture
Stories
Future-proofing museum collections: four Dynamic Collections successes
We look at four projects getting underway in museums, libraries and archives that are working innovatively to make the most of their collections.
Mark Etheridge, Curator of LGBTQ+ History in front of 'Wales is… Proud' display.
Stories
Wales is Proud: a look into a national LGBTQ+ collection
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum of Wales is actively collecting objects, documents, photographs and oral histories to fully represent the LGBTQ+ community and lived experience in Wales
Wildlife Trust workers Lorna Parker and Kate Carver with Great Fen insulation products
News
£8million Heritage Horizon Award to visionary Fens Peatland project
How The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire is exploring the potential of wetland farming to tackle climate change and ecological crises.
Rickshaw being painted as part of the South Asia Gallery at Manchester Museum
Manchester Museum
News
Hello Future: Manchester Museum to reopen following ambitious transformation
Supported by National Lottery players, the museum will offer visitors the chance to see never-before-displayed collections, explore unique co-curated galleries and learn about extraordinary projects and research.