Children and young people
Heritage has a crucial role to play in enriching the lives of children and young people, creating a more inclusive society.
Since 1994, we are proud to have invested over £60million across the UK in projects working with children and young people. This includes the £10m Kick the Dust programme.
We are committed to supporting greater inclusion, diversity, access and participation in heritage – including for younger generations. We know that children and young people can play a significant role in creating innovative and exciting heritage projects that speak to them.
Explore some of our work below and find inspiration for your project, then discover whether your idea is eligible for funding.
Experimental photography at Llannon Cottage, Ceredigion
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Engaging young people in heritage from home
I often hear it said that it is difficult to get young people involved in heritage. I do not believe this to be true, and we have had no difficulty in attracting young people to be part of the Royal Commission’s youth engagement project, Unloved Heritage?. This has been running for three years now
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Reimagine, Remake, Replay: giving young women a voice in heritage
Two young women making their mark in heritage describe their experiences of a project at the Ulster Museum.
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Kick the Dust - what we learned in year two
Four years ago, we set out to change the way young people are involved in and experience heritage.
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Boost for youth heritage thanks to £7million government investment
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is to distribute an extra £1.27m funding to its Kick the Dust programme, aimed at helping to involve young people in heritage.
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Young people show us how it's done
On #TakeoverDay, three volunteers tell us how they're shaking up the heritage world.
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Finding 'a home' in the heritage sector
Working as a black person in the heritage sector can be isolating. Connecting with peers has been essential.
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UK's oldest children’s charity to tell the story of care
Coram has received a £1.26million National Lottery grant to digitise part of its archive, which dates back for nearly three centuries.
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How a 200-year-old society is inspiring young minorities in Brum
Don't Settle Lunar Campfires provide a safe space for young people of colour to talk about their experiences. It was an honour to be involved in the first one.
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The skills programme breaking down barriers to working in Scotland’s museums
The Skills for Success programme, led by Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) and supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, has been turning the traditional recruitment processes on its head to build a workforce that better represents communities. The programme offered work-based experience at
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A missing voice - the young person in the museum
As well as helping to bring young people into the museum, technology provides a new way for them to think about their place within it.
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Let’s talk about young people and heritage
This year marks the 25th Birthday of The National Lottery. At The National Lottery Heritage Fund, we have a long history of funding heritage projects with children and young people. Since 2002 t hrough Young Roots, and more recently Kick the Dust, an ambitious £10million programme to transform how
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Young people celebrate important figures of Wales' LGBT+ history
Holly Morgan-Davies from National Museum Wales' Hands on Heritage project writes about the fascinating stories she's discovered from Wales' LGBT+ past.