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Monarch of the Glen secures permanent home at Scottish National Gallery Sir Edwin Landseer's The Monarch of the Glen, 1851 National Galleries Scotland 17/03/2017 The National Galleries of Scotland have successfully purchased the 19th-century painting The …

£1.4million to transform the Highlands’ Glencoe Folk Museum Outside in the stunning setting of Glencoe 16/01/2023 The community-run museum is set to enhance its visitor experience and bring the village of Glencoe’s unique heritage alive for current and …

Last surviving D-Day landing craft opens in Portsmouth 12/12/2020 Six-year project to restore ship and open it up to the public is completed thanks to £4.7million National Lottery support. Landing Craft Tank LCT 7074 has opened to the public at The D-Day …

Henry VIII’s favourite warship Mary Rose fully revealed Years of painstaking work on the Mary Rose's hull have now concluded The Mary Rose Trust 19/07/2016 The Mary Rose Museum at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard reopens on Wednesday 20 July after a six-month …

Mapping Scotland's accused witches through Open Data 27/10/2020 This Halloween, we discover how Open Data helped connect the public to some of history’s most misrepresented women. Melissa Terras is Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage at the University …

Five ways museums can improve mental health and wellbeing 23/05/2019 We talked to Director of charity Arts and Minds, Lucy Oliver-Harrison, about the Arts on Prescription – Heritage for Health project. Page last updated: 5 July 2022 There is increasing …

Gunnersbury Park gets £4.7m of Lottery funding for major restoration 07/07/2014 Ealing and Hounslow Councils have been awarded a grant of almost £4.7million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund's Parks for People programme to …

HMS Caroline opens to the public The restored HMS Caroline 01/06/2016 HMS Caroline, the only Battle of Jutland warship still afloat, opens following a major refurbishment to coincide with the centenary of the biggest sea battle of the First World War. One …

Union Chapel to create 200-year archive including greatest music moments 14/10/2022 A much-loved chapel, music and community venue and social enterprise in London’s Islington, has been awarded a £1million grant for their Sunday School Stories project. The …