Museums, libraries and archives

A new UK-wide programme to engage and involve audiences in museum collections through collaborative touring exhibitions and public programmes.

In 1901, RRS Discovery carried Scott of the Antarctic toward the South Pole. Today, transformative redevelopment plans will open up new frontiers for visitors to its Tayside home.

This project will transform the Grade I listed historic landmark into a thriving cultural hub and visitor destination.

An exhibition and interviews celebrate the trailblazing founders and volunteers of Northern Ireland’s oldest LGBTQ+ charity.

Our funding will shine a spotlight on Arthur Berry – poet, painter, playwright, teacher and broadcaster – during a special year for his home city of Stoke-on-Trent.

A collaborative effort will record and share Northern Ireland’s modern LGBTQ+ history.

Through the collection of stories, this project will document the lived experiences of transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people in Cumbria.

People will be at the heart of plans for the future of Scotland's oldest public museum.

The three-year-long project is sharing more of the Scottish Football Museum's collection and creating new resources and displays on Scotland's football history.

A state-of-the-art visitor attraction and community engagement scheme celebrates the historic Stockton and Darlington railway line.

Thanks to £4.8million in National Lottery funding, Staffordshire History Centre will provide state of the art archive facilities for communities.

Wrexham’s museum is bringing football heritage back to its historic home in Wales thanks to a £2.7million award.