Cultures and memories

We’re supporting the Black South West Network to establish the UnMuseum – a community-led project that reimagines how Black cultural heritage is defined, preserved and shared.

Educating local communities in Grimsby about neurodiversity throughout human history, including – the development of psychiatry as a discipline, the history of diagnoses and how society treated neurodivergent people.

Lowry stands at the heart of Salford Quays, an area that has transformed from a post-industrial landscape into a vibrant cultural and creative hub.

The Strong Women project aims to capture the untold stories of women in St Helens and Knowsley and celebrate their contributions through street murals.

This project aims to explore the migration-driven arrival of the Sari in the city's South Asian community.

The Living Memory Association is providing groups across Scotland with the skills and knowledge they need to create unique heritage projects.

Our funding will support the University of the Highlands and Islands to digitally reconstruct archaeological wonders on the islands of Barra and Harris.

This project will celebrate and preserve oral histories from the rich heritage of the Games, ahead of the 20th edition taking place in Orkney in July 2025.

This oral history project captured the unheard voices of Bradford’s textile mill workers to celebrate the area’s rich industrial heritage.

StoneCrabs Theatre is gathering oral histories to uncover the role of the NHS in the Isle of Wight’s LGBTQ+ culture between 1980 and 2000.

We’re helping the UK’s first safe space for LGBTQ+ people of South Asian heritage to preserve and showcase their history dating back to 1995.

This cultural heritage project explored how some people from LGBTQ+ communities have historically used clothing to express identity. It focused on Sussex in the time period 1917-2017.