Projects we’ve funded

The project brought together young and older people to explore the built heritage of Hulme and Moss Side from the 1950s to the present day.

This intergenerational project engaged migrant women in sharing the hobbies they had enjoyed back home in the sixties and seventies, ensuring these pastimes weren't lost forever.

This project captured the unrecorded and less well-known experiences of the Nigerians who came to Manchester between 1940 and 1960.

This 12-month project collected objects and historical information that are important to people and the history of their country, ranging from objects on childbirth to marriage.

The Mindful Changes project explores the shifts in public perceptions and attitudes towards mental health over the last 100 years.

The Bona Eek project focused on rediscovering and documenting the largely lost language of Polari, examining its origins and its influence in contemporary language and life in LGBT+ communities and beyond.

This project aimed to make both the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library accessible to a wide range of people and involve audiences in an interactive way.

The derelict Grade II listed building in Brixton was turned into a permanent home for the Black Cultural Archive’s collection of historical material.

This project explored the lesser-known story of the black contribution to the First World War.

Restoring the church’s Nicholson organ engaged the whole community in a range of heritage activities.

The hidden history of the Caribbean’s contribution to the British war effort during the First World War was revealed thanks to this project.

This multi-media, intergenerational storytelling project explored the racial heritage of Bristol and South Gloucestershire.