Cultural diversity

A large group on stage with a person reading from a sheet of paper in the foreground

H.A.I.R (Heritage Attitude Identity Respect). Credit: Leyla Webbe.

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How black history is equipping young people with skills for future success

Meet two projects supporting young people to kickstart their careers, connect with their communities and take pride in their heritage.

Two people bending down to look at a museum display about Duleep Singh

Visitors viewing the museum's new displays on Duleep Singh and his family. Credit: Norfolk Museums Service (Ancient House).

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Celebrating a Norfolk museum’s Punjabi roots

Through community consultation and academic partnerships Thetford’s Ancient House is digging deeper into the history of its founding family.

Holocaust survivors and refugees stand with their life story books in Sir John Rylands Library.

Holocaust survivors and refugees are sharing their life stories with future generations. Credit: The Fed.

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Protecting the life stories of Holocaust survivors and refugees

The My Voice project is using tales of shattered lives rebuilt to spread a message of hope and resilience across generations.

Two south asian people stand next to a banner with text: Club Kali Where East Meets West made possible with Heritage Fund

In-person and online activities will bring people together to share memories of the club’s past. Photo: Club Kali Network.

Projects

Where East meets West: Celebrating South-Asian LGBTQ+ Heritage through Club Kali Network

We’re helping the UK’s first safe space for LGBTQ+ people of South Asian heritage to preserve and showcase their history dating back to 1995.

08/05/2024

A mannequin with a Sari draped around is standing in a textile workspace

A Sari on display at the Creative Design & Manufacture studio. Photo: Creative Design & Manufacture UK.

Projects

Memories of My Mother: Unravelling the Sari story of Manchester

This project aims to explore the migration-driven arrival of the Sari in the city's South Asian community.

21/03/2024

A large group of people of all ages in walking gear on a rainy day. They are standing on a path through a wooded glen.

Boots and Beards encourage all generations to enjoy Scotland's countryside. Credit: Boots and Beards

Projects

Outdoors for All: supporting South Asian communities in Glasgow

The founders of Boots and Beards are using their love for Scotland’s outdoors to bring together the wider South Asian community.

25/01/2022

A horse looking over a fence in front of a group of people sitting in a field

Connecting with the landscape. Credit: Jemma Treweek.

Projects

Connecting people and nature on the South Downs

01/07/2025

Changing Chalk is restoring rare chalk grassland and helping local communities reconnect with the area’s rich natural and cultural heritage.

04/09/2019

A community grant recipient stands next to an interpretation board with exhibition information

Voices Gloucester is supporting local people like Kelly Horsley to explore and share their heritage. Credit: Kelly Horsley.

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How community grants can support grassroots heritage

Voices Gloucester shows that small, locally delivered grants have a big impact.

Three people working on the Roma Heritage Project.

The Europia team working on the Roma Heritage Project. Photo: Joanna Rajs.

Projects

Exploring and recording Manchester’s Roma heritage

The Roma Heritage Project will work with local people in Manchester to share traditional dishes and record oral histories from Roma communities.

20/02/2024

The left side of the image shows a traditional Traveller wagon, painted with decorative designs, and the right side of the image shows a man leading a pony and trap which a girl is riding

The project held an outdoor fair-style event in June 2023.

Projects

Roma and Irish Travellers: A Shared Story

People from different cultures and backgrounds came together for workshops and celebration events about Roma and Irish Traveller cultural heritage organised by Armagh Roma Traveller Support.

27/02/2023

Three musicians with guitars and an accordion and four women dancers wearing traditional Eastern European dress.

Romane Cierhenia are a family group of Roma musicians and dancers from Poland.

Projects

Roma Empowerment Through Heritage

This pilot project trained volunteers including young Roma people to record heritage and ran a Roma cultural heritage festival.

29/07/2021

Group of people standing outdoors in front of industrial heritage

Roma community visiting industrial heritage in the South Wales valleys.

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Bringing to life Roma stories in Newport, South Wales

The Roma of Newport, South Wales project is recording and sharing the personal stories, culture and heritage of the area’s Roma community.

06/09/2022

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