Projects we’ve funded

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) wanted their audiences and offer to better reflect the city’s diversity, and to change the organisation’s culture, putting audiences at its heart.

Kibble Palace is a Victorian glasshouse in Glasgow Botanic Gardens. It was restored as part of this project, allowing it to continue to serve as a centre for botanical excellence.

Inspired by the history of a local park, a youth group researched the heritage of their area and shared this with the wider community.

Young people interviewed older British Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs about their experiences of the Partition of India and created an exhibition and workshops for schools and community groups.

Young people explored cultural diversity through sport, composing a song and creating an exhibition inspired by the lives of overseas players at Kent County Cricket Club.

Our funding supported the creation of an education and information centre within the Great Court of the Museum, allowing access to this space for the first time since the 1850s.

A group of young people addressed local concerns about antisocial behaviour at Belfast City Cemetery by cleaning it up, and researching and sharing its history.

A group of young disabled people explored the heritage of South Wales to develop a sense of their identity.

The project focused on restoring the Victorian All Saints Cemetery in Nunhead and opening it up to the public.

An ambitious scheme to restore and reopen an historic stretch of waterway on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is one step closer, thanks to the completion of phase one of the Cefn Flight of Fourteen Locks Restoration project.

The acquisition of Holmewood Estate, by the local wildlife trust, was a vital part of the creation of the Great Fen, one of the largest and most ambitious habitat restoration projects in Europe.

The centrepiece of this major project was conserving the Great East Window, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the country.