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VE Day party
Headstone Manor & Museum. Credit: Harrow Museum Collection Harrow Museum Collection

Stories

VE Day anniversary transforms into celebrations at home

Plans for VE Day 75 this weekend have been significantly affected by coronavirus (COVID-19), but many heritage organisations are finding ways to celebrate.
Chris Packham and Jamal Edwards crossing their fingers like the National Lottery logo

Stories

Nine ways to celebrate 2019

2019 was a year of looking back – to all the projects we’ve funded since the first National Lottery draw in 1994 – and looking forward, with our new name, structure and ways we give out our grants. This is just a few of the things we were proud to have achieved in 2019... A revolution in heritage
people in cafe

Projects

Caribbean takeaway and oral histories shared

The stories of 10 Caribbean elders from the Windrush generation, who arrived in the UK between the 1940s and 1960s, have been recorded and shared for the first time.

A group of young people who participated in1947 The Partition Project

Projects

1947 The Partition Project

Young people interviewed older British Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs about their experiences of the Partition of India and created an exhibition and workshops for schools and community groups.

Children exploring an exhibition at Bury Art Museum
Children exploring an exhibition at Bury Art Museum

Projects

Cotton Threads: Bury's Industrial Links to Slavery

A local museum and archive worked together to reach wider audiences by developing an exhibition exploring the transatlantic slave trade through the papers of a Victorian cotton spinner.

Children viewing First World War objects at a Green Howards Museum outreach event
Children viewing First World War objects at a Green Howards Museum outreach event

Projects

Redeveloping the Green Howards Museum

The Green Howards Regimental museum received almost £1million to redevelop its galleries and put on a series of family activities.

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