Projects we’ve funded

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

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.

The project will see the conservation and restoration of the Old Magnus Buildings, and its transformation into a new museum.

The Mental Health, Past, Present, Future project is exploring the history of mental health treatment for young people.

Young students excluded from school produced multimedia artwork inspired by a historic archive which earned praise and boosted their self-esteem.

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

Your Shore worked across five Voluntary Marine Conservation Areas (VMCAs) in Cornwall to provide activities to help local people understand why they must look after the sea and its wildlife.

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

The historic Harland and Wolff Drawing Offices in Belfast have been restored, and transformed into a luxury hotel.

This project, supported by our Collecting Cultures fund, brought together museums across Wales with local treasure-hunters, improving long-term relationships and collections.

The Comic Creators project helped the London-based charity to diversify its audience by expanding its collections and events programme.

The Meres and Mosses of Shropshire and Cheshire are a forgotten mosaic of wetlands, important for some of the rarest wildlife in the UK.