Museums, libraries and archives

Preserving part of Lancashire’s heritage for the benefit of future generations.

The Norris Museum, home to a treasured collection of artefacts relating to the history of Huntingdonshire, has been restored.

From the architecture of Robert Adam to the fashion of Bill Gibb, Scotland has an outstanding creative heritage stretching back centuries in studio, industrial and technological design.

This three-year project was designed to re-house the museum and archive, increasing public access to the history of mental illness.

The Portsmouth Museums and Records Service encouraged local community groups to explore their family, community and local history.

A project devised by a group of 25 young people after the old Horse Chestnut tree in the grounds of their community centre was felled.

Supplies of Horlicks to the troops and the evocative paintings of war artist Paul Nash were just two of the discoveries in this First World War centenary project.

Primary and secondary school children engaged with the stories of local soldiers during the First World War through workshops with local museums and an artist, culminating in an exhibition and open day event for the wider community.

From Russia with Love was a learning programme about the Walpole Collection of masterpiece paintings at Houghton Hall, based on the highly successful exhibition, Houghton Revisited.

This project was to host the Lindisfarne Gospels and St Cuthbert Gospel at Palace Green Library in Durham.

An HLF grant enabled Kettle’s Yard to create greater public access and improve the care of the collection.

Young people reinterpreted the changing roles of women during the First World War, through letters, films and an exhibition.