Projects we’ve funded

Students collected stories and discovered what life was like being blind or partially sighted in the past.

Voted Scotland ‘s Greatest Scot and known in his home country simply as ‘the Bard’, it is thanks to National Lottery funding that Robert Burns now has a museum worthy of his international status.

Buckinghamshire County Museum led on a project to create a hands-on children’s gallery based on Roald Dahl’s characters.

The Northern Counties Club building has been restored, and transformed into the four star Bishop's Gate Hotel for Derry/Londonderry.

Following the unexpected discovery of a Late Bronze Age tanged chisel and knife blade, a rapid archaeological assessment identified the site as an extremely rare, intact Bronze Age burial mound at Bolton-le-Sands.

Restoration of a stained glass window destroyed during the Second World War bombing of Liverpool.

Northamptonshire Black History Association (NBHA) worked with local volunteers to research the history of black people in Northamptonshire.

Friends of Bowling Park have developed and trained their members to protect the park for the future.

One of the finest concert halls in the UK was restored thanks to National Lottery support.

Young people in Slough led a heritage project to commemorate the stories of Polish aircrew in the RAF to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

This exciting project at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) saw the major refurbishment of its British Galleries.

Manchester Art Gallery was revamped and provided with more space, better facilities and increased access.