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£5.5m Heritage Recovery Fund Northern Ireland launches today
The new fund will help organisations and individuals in the Northern Ireland heritage sector to recover from the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
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Year of Young People evaluation: young people rise to the challenge
‘Let young people shine’ was the theme of Scotland’s Year of Young People 2018, and shine they did, our evaluation report found.
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Mapping Scotland's accused witches through Open Data
This Halloween, we discover how Open Data helped connect the public to some of history’s most misrepresented women.
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Organisations sought to deliver digital skills projects
Funding available to innovative organisations that can help us support digital development in the heritage sector.
Stories
Historic Town Hall given National Lottery funding boost
The wonderful Rochdale Town Hall has been given the green light for a much-anticipated revamp, thanks to £8.3million of National Lottery funding.
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Mukesh Sharma: my passion for heritage
My experience After studying Engineering at University I found my vocation in the travel industry. Since 1982, I have been Managing Director of both a family travel business and Northern Ireland’s largest corporate travel company. In between, in the 90s, I had an opportunity to work with Delta
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Help for heritage organisations to build better businesses
In our Strategic Funding Framework we made a commitment to support heritage organisations to be more robust, enterprising and forward looking. As the sector battles to weather the coronavirus (COVID-19) storm, that support is more important than ever. We have invested just over £4million in business
Buxton Crescent
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National Lottery funding helps save at-risk historic sites
As Historic England publishes the latest Heritage at Risk Register, we look at some historic sites that have been removed from the register, helped by National Lottery funding.
St Grwst Church, Conwy.
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RSA Heritage Index reveals the UK’s heritage hotspots
The 2020 report highlights the UK’s best areas for heritage and puts forward the case for heritage as a means of recovery in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Meet the multiple winners of the 2020 Museum of the Year Award
This year, not one, but five museums were crowned winners of the Art Fund Museum of the Year Award.
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Results from the first UK-wide survey of digital in heritage
The Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) survey report offers vital insight into how heritage leaders can support their staff, trustees and volunteers.
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Chief Executive awarded CBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Ros Kerslake, Chief Executive of The National Lottery Heritage Fund, has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to Heritage.
Stories
Mental health and wellbeing for black workers in heritage
We spoke with a black museum employee to share their experiences within the sector.
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Government fund provides crucial lifeline for England's heritage
The grants – which range from £10,000 to £1m – will protect heritage and save jobs from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. “Our heritage is still facing a perilous future – we are not out of the woods yet. But this hugely welcome funding has undoubtedly stopped heritage and the
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How the '15-minute city' can inspire heritage in Wales
Our new Welsh grant programme takes inspiration from a planning concept which says people should be able to meet most of their needs within 15 minutes of their home.
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Training and employment opportunities to build a diverse heritage sector
We’ve launched a programme in partnership with Windsor Fellowship to help Black, Asian and minority ethnicity (BAME) graduates kickstart their careers.
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RSPB NI set to reopen nature reserves thanks to emergency funding
Thanks to a grant of £214,900, RSPB Northern Ireland can safely reopen some visitor facilities and connect people with the nature on their doorstep.
Art installation at the Queering Spires exhibition
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Museum of Oxford wins Sustainable Project of the Year
Queering Spires exhibition honoured for its commitment to sustainability at the Museums + Heritage Awards.