Museums, libraries and archives

The 350-year-old site is the UK’s first purpose-built scientific institution. We're funding urgent conservation and significant upgrades to improve the visitor experience.

Institute of International Visual Arts (iniva) is running a four-year project to transform public access to its renowned archive sharing the heritage of ethnically diverse communities.

This project is continuing the legacy of Scotland’s first LGBTQ+ bookshops, caring for community history and building a sustainable future.

Housed at Senate House Library, Jonathan Cutbill's 30,000 item archive – one of the UK's largest – reveals centuries of LGBTQ+ stories.

Reading Museum will relaunch their Silchester Gallery as a more accessible space that showcases Roman life and engages new visitors.

Our support is helping to transform the home of Egyptology in the UK into an accessible, innovative and sustainable heritage centre.

The Cromwell Museum secured the small pocket watch for its permanent collection following a public appeal and is now sharing its story with new audiences.

A three-year project by Bristol Archives is protecting more than 8,000 rare and at-risk audio recordings.

The Heritage, Creativity and Community project will restore a historic Georgian building and create a new home for the town's award-winning Bailiffgate Museum and Gallery.

We're supporting Sunderland City Council to rejuvenate a gem at the heart of the city’s cultural scene.

The at-risk Devizes Assize Court will be transformed to house some of the UK’s finest Bronze Age archaeology.

We’re supporting Museums for Nature, a programme boosting biodiversity, widening access to nature and engaging local communities in nature recovery.