Mae amgueddfeydd, llyfrgelloedd ac archifdai yn adrodd straeon ein treftadaeth ddiwylliannol. Drwy'r gwrthrychau, y casgliadau, y ffilmiau, y dogfennau a'r hanesion llafar y maen nhw’n eu cadw maen nhw’n helpu i roi ymdeimlad o le a hunaniaeth i ni.
Diolch i chwaraewyr y Loteri Genedlaethol, ers 1994 rydym wedi dyfarnu dros £2.4biliwn i fwy na 1,200 o amgueddfeydd ac orielau ledled y DU.
Rydym wedi dyfarnu dros £500,000 i fwy na 1,700 o brosiectau yn archifdai a llyfrgelloedd y DU.
Beth rydym yn ei gefnogi?
Mae ein cyllid yn cefnogi sefydliadau mawr a bach, gan gynnwys:
- amgueddfeydd, llyfrgelloedd ac archifdai cenedlaethol ac awdurdodau lleol
- llyfrgelloedd hanesyddol
- archifau cymunedol
- sefydliadau sydd â chasgliadau treftadaeth
Syniadau am brosiect
Gall ein cyllid helpu pobl i:
- adfywio adeiladau a darparu cyfleusterau newydd pwrpasol
- creu arddangosfa newydd a gofodau dysgu cyffrous
- adnewyddu llyfrgelloedd, archifau ac orielau arbenigol
- denu cynulleidfaoedd mwy amrywiol
- dehongli ac agor caffaeliadau
- datblygu casgliadau
Sut i gael arian
Darganfyddwch os yw eich prosiect yn gymwys i gael arian.
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Matt Smith, CEO of Key Fund
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Y chwe mis cyntaf: ein Fframwaith Ariannu Strategol
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