Museums, libraries and archives

The next phase of The National Lottery’s Game Changer campaign highlights the incredible impact of young adults across the UK.

On the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, we’re celebrating two grants that will transform how these nationally important military history collections are shared with future generations.

A new landmark £5.36million exhibition programme will see 20 museums and galleries across all four nations sharing their collections.

From upcycled exhibitions to changing travel behaviour to historic sites, these six projects demonstrate outstanding environmentally-driven initiatives from the past year.

National Lottery Open Week is running from Saturday 15 to Sunday 23 March 2025, with hundreds of heritage venues getting involved.

The first round of Archives Revealed grants has given a total of £675,000 to 13 projects, stretching from Edinburgh to Belfast and Rotherham to Brighton.

We’re proud to sponsor the sustainability prize at the Museums + Heritage awards, celebrating outstanding projects and exhibitions that are addressing the climate crisis.

The third phase of our Heritage Innovation Fund is supporting projects across the UK to roll out creative new ways of working.

It’s a great way to acknowledge your Heritage Fund grant, reach new audiences and benefit from a UK-wide PR campaign.

The Chew Valley Hoard, which at £4.3million is the highest valued treasure find on record, has been acquired by the South West Heritage Trust thanks to National Lottery funding.

From iconic football shirts to the world’s first deep-sea diving helmet, we’re supporting projects to share rare historic objects with the public.

This is one of our biggest investments into archives this century, made possible by National Lottery players.