Museums, libraries and archives

Armagh Observatory is the oldest working observatory in the UK, it houses a unique collection of historic instruments and archives.

Our funding supported the creation of a new 10,000sqm wing to showcase contemporary science and technology themes.

The project was to restore, expand, develop and re-design the Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth.

Students from Birmingham universities worked with Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to create an exhibition to showcase and explore the museum’s West African textile collections.

The Wordsworth Trust will co-ordinate the transformation of the literary heritage site at Dove Cottage in the Lake District.