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14,000 images capturing Scottish life to go on display next year Print from the McKinnon collection, David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson: Professor Miller's son, James Miller 14/05/2018 An exceptional collection of historic photographs dating from the …

Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre is sprinkled with National Lottery stardust Prime Minister, Theresa May, delivers a speech at Jodrell Bank 21/05/2018 Prime Minister Theresa May today announced £16.1million National Lottery and Government funding for a new …

Celebrating 250 years, London’s new Royal Academy of Arts unveiled 14/05/2018 London’s Royal Academy of Arts (RA) will open its new campus to the public on Saturday 19 May as part of its 250th anniversary year celebrations. Supported by nearly £13million …

Seven great things to see and do this month The Royal Academy of Arts 11/05/2018 It’s great to get out and about during the springtime, and there’s so much on offer at National Lottery funded heritage attractions. Fascinating history, beautiful …

HRH the Princess Royal opens a new chapter of the D-Day Story in Portsmouth A fun day out at the Armed Forces Day, Portsmouth D-Day Story 11/05/2018 HRH the Princess Royal has today officially opened Portsmouth’s D-Day Story, the first and only UK museum …

Kilmartin Museum receives £3.2million National Lottery grant A view across the hill at Dunadd 10/05/2018 One of the most significant archaeological landscapes in the British Isles is to be celebrated in a major cultural and natural tourism centre thanks …

New exhibitions launch in Sheffield to celebrate 250 years of circus Blaze Tarsha in front of Degas’ Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando (1879), showing the revered black French 19th Century aerial artiste suspended 200 feet in the air by her teeth The …

Calling all ghostbusters... do you dare visit our six most haunted heritage sites? Grade I listed Ordsall Hall, near Salford, is said to be haunted 29/10/2018 The National Lottery has supported over 42,000 heritage projects UK-wide, but only a few are …