Wales’ heritage makes a £1bn GVA* contribution to UK tourism economy Heritage tourism supports over 24,000 jobs in Wales Wales’ cultural and heritage attractions receive more than 10m visitors per year Heritage tourism more important as economic driver in Wales than the UK as a whole However, it is

A new exhibition unveiled this weekend at the South Wales Miners Museum in Port Talbot was visited by locally born Hollywood star Michael Sheen, who went back to his Port Talbot roots to see first hand how the museum is bringing mining history into the 21st century.

Hundreds of people joined in an exciting parade along the streets of Wales’ second city over the weekend as Swansea’s Glynn Vivian art gallery reopened following a multi-million pound restoration.

Using Richard Burton’s diaries, young people investigate growing up in a changing Port Talbot - through the eyes of one of the town’s most famous sons.

Up to 80 young people are about to look at their local area through the eyes of one of the world’s most iconic film stars, thanks to a new project supported by National Lottery players.

New report from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) calls for collaborative national and local action to deliver new ways of funding and managing parks to avert a crisis.

We will be running a series of information workshops across the UK, providing more detail about Kick the Dust as well as our other funding for projects involving young people.

Did you know that HLF support projects specifically for young people? Our Young Roots programme does exactly that!

Durga Puja is one of the biggest festivals in India - and now, thanks to National Lottery players, Hindu and non-Hindu communities in south Wales are working together in a £20,000 project, sharing their cultural history to create the festival’s all-important Durga idols.

A recreated Iron Age farmstead at one of the UK’s largest living museums was welcomed into the 21st century this week with its official opening at St Fagans near Cardiff.

The HLF-supported project, announced in time for Love Parks Week this 15 – 24 July, will restore much of the historic Dingle at the heart of the Grade II registered park by improving planting and facilities. The project will also make the park more enjoyable for those less mobile by providing

Are you interested in starting a heritage project but don't know who to talk to? We are running a workshop in Newport to help you find the right partners.

Projects made possible by National Lottery players are making a huge difference across the UK. Now the search for the nation’s favorite has begun.

Wales’s natural landscape has long been regarded a thing of beauty to be treasured. It does however need constant care, and thanks to National Lottery players over 3,000 volunteers will be recruited to look after it as part of two new initiatives announced today.

Thanks to National Lottery players, two projects will see more than 3,000 volunteers tasked with supporting the natural heritage of Wales.

HLF is investing £10million in its latest round of Skills for the Future funding. The money will provide a host of opportunities to the next generation of heritage craftspeople, specialists and entrepreneurs

A £10m fund to train the next generation of heritage craftspeople, specialists and entrepreneurs was unveiled today by Sir Peter Luff, Chair of HLF.