Projects we’ve funded

This project allowed the museum to be more adventurous, deepen relationships with community partners and seek out new audiences for more contemporary collections.

A programme to improve access to Winckley Square, Preston, and celebrate the significant heritage of the gardens.

The Celebrate project will collect memories, stories, photographs and objects in order to explore the heritage of LGBT communities in Cumbria.

This is a volunteer-led project focused on restoring a derelict section of the historic Monmouthshire and Brecon canal in Cymbran.

In June 1948, the SS Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury bringing the very first migrants from the Caribbean to settle in Britain. There are many in the Watford community who arrived then, or in the ten years that followed, in what has subsequently become known as the “Windrush Decade”.

A Nottinghamshire community has been encouraged to explore, appreciate and care for local woodland in need of maintenance.

This project told the story of the UK's first professional black footballer, with free educational resources exploring Arthur Wharton's heritage.

Young people from refugee communities discover the pastimes of Victorian children through nursery rhymes brought to life by Walter Crane.

Within days of the outbreak of the First World War, the YMCA had established 250 tea huts in the UK providing refreshments for soldiers heading to war. As the war progressed, these huts evolved to serve hospitals, POW camps and training centres.

A first for the West Midlands, Chinese Lives in Birmingham was created to capture the hidden histories of Birmingham's Chinese community.

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

Sunderland’s 600-year-old ship building heritage is celebrated by the enthusiastic volunteers of Sunderland Maritime Heritage (SMH).