Museums, libraries and archives

We sponsor this annual award which celebrates projects that demonstrate outstanding environmentally-driven initiatives from the past year.

National Lottery Open Week is running from Saturday 7 to Sunday 15 March 2026, with hundreds of heritage venues getting involved.

With our support, built heritage projects from Glasgow to Grimsby will bring new life to high streets, pass on new skills and boost pride in place.

From Kingston to Barnet, we’ve supported communities across the area to connect with the diverse heritage on their doorstep.

From Abergavenny in Wales to rural Essex, explore how our latest round of investments is supporting the regeneration of towns and landscapes.

Thanks to the support of National Lottery players, we’ve invested more than £1billion in heritage projects of all shapes and sizes throughout the UK’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Biospheres and Geoparks.

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

Our funding will help protect the heritage of one of the world’s most important historic scientific institutions and encourage a new generation of scientists.

Our funding is supporting heritage across the city, from bringing some of its most iconic buildings back into public use to sharing the stories of its people.

The museum’s new Sound and Vision galleries tell the story of how photography, film, television and sound technologies shape our past, present and future.

Railworld Wildlife Haven and Stourbridge Glass Museum have been crowned the winners of the sustainability award.

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