Cultural diversity

Person painting a rickshaw on display in the South Asia Gallery at Manchester Museum

Rickshaw being painted as part of the South Asia Gallery at Manchester Museum Manchester Museum

News

Hello Future: Manchester Museum to reopen following ambitious transformation

Supported by National Lottery players, the museum will offer visitors the chance to see never-before-displayed collections, explore unique co-curated galleries and learn about extraordinary projects and research.

16/02/2023

An archive photo of people in the 2funky Records store

An archive photo from the 2Funky Records store

Projects

Culture Hubs: Record Stores, Black Music and the Windrush Generation

2Funky Arts are documenting the role of independent record stores of black origin as cultural hubs, focusing on black, African and Caribbean experiences from the 1950s to the present day.

08/12/2022

A woman's hands holding a cassette tape. She has bangles on her wrists and is wearing a red cardigan.

For some, cassettes were a way to keep in touch Maryam Wahid

Projects

Uncovering the history of long-distance communication for migrants in Scotland

While many were using audio cassettes to listen to their favourite mixtape, for some South Asians in Scotland they were essential for communicating with their family.

25/10/2022

Groups of older people sitting eating at tables at the Migration Museum

Elders Day event at the Migration Museum. Credit: Eve Wright

Projects

Connecting Lewisham to its Migration Heritage

This 18-month project explores and shares the history of migration to the UK, in particular the stories of people who settled in Lewisham.

13/10/2022

Culture Asia performance

News

Smaller grants making a big difference for Scottish communities

Six exciting projects in Scotland have secured £378,640 National Lottery funding to make a difference for people and heritage.

28/10/2022

The film, A Light that Never Fades will be a resource to educate about black heritage, equality and diversity. Photo: Arthur Wharton Foundation.

Projects

Arthur Wharton: the world’s first black professional footballer and sprint champion

A new short film will share the story of the world’s first black professional footballer and the first official fastest man on the planet.

01/08/2023

Person looking at a brightly coloured globe sculpture

Echoes in the Present, Larry Amponsah in Leeds

Projects

The World Reimagined: Journey of Discovery

A vibrant art education project aiming to transform understanding of the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans and its significant global impact.

24/08/2021

Two people smiling and standing in front of a museum entrance

Heritage Fund colleagues Mwiche and Alisha at the David Livingstone Birthplace

Stories

A brave new tribute to a famous Victorian explorer

How an independent museum in Scotland is preserving and re-examining the legacy of the nation’s most renowned explorer and anti-slavery campaigner

Blogs

A practical guide to more inclusive hiring

Our new Racial equity in nature toolkit can help organisations gain the tools and confidence to recruit and retain more diverse staff and volunteers.

05/05/2022

A group of female mountaineers on an expedition in the Himalayas in 1962

We helped the Pinnacle Club mark 100 years since the women's rock-climbing club was founded.

Hub

Inclusive heritage

Inclusion is about taking action to ensure that contemporary society in the UK is better represented in your heritage project.

Simon Thurley, Chair of the Heritage Fund, walking between Chantelle Lindsay and Bobbi Benjamin-Wand, from London Wildlife Trust, at Camley Street Natural Park in London. Image © Broni Lloyd-Edwards.

News

£5million to improve access to nature and combat climate change

We’re partnering with The Wildlife Trusts to bring nature to the heart of communities across the UK, as part of our Platinum Jubilee legacy investment.

17/03/2022

Blogs

Dr Sheree Mack: passion projects and empowering women

Dr Sheree Mack, co-ordinator of the National Lottery-funded Wayfinding project, discusses leadership, role models and how we can help all women thrive.

08/03/2022

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