News
New app reveals hidden heritage of Portrush
As golf's oldest championship The Open returns to Portrush in County Antrim this month, a new app is set to reveal more about the town's lesser-known heritage.
Digital
Blogs
How we are planning to boost the heritage sector's digital potential
A year after the launch of the government's Culture is Digital report, here's an update on our plans to help build digital skills in the heritage sector.
News
Blackpool’s first museum leads the way in heritage-led regeneration
A new museum for Blackpool has been awarded a £4million National Lottery Heritage Fund grant as part of a £10m package of grants, giving heritage-led regeneration and tourism a boost across the North.
News
Wales’ broadcasting history saved thanks to The National Lottery
A ground-breaking project to create a National Broadcast Archive for Wales is set to become a reality following a National Lottery grant of nearly £5million.
Blogs
The role of heritage in uncertain times
Here are some of the things we discovered: In the era of fake news, the heritage sector must be a place of trust and expertise In her keynote, Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage, University of Edinburgh, Melissa Terras, said that memory institutions have an important digital role to play in this
Blogs
Learning to listen - top tips for a great oral history interview
Recording our oral history is a vital part of documenting, understanding and sharing the heritage of ordinary people. Rob Perks from the Oral History Society offers his expert advice.
News
National Lottery Awards open for public nominations
Let us know which National Lottery-funded projects deserve special recognition at the National Lottery Awards.
News
Secrets of Essex's Sculpture Town revealed in new archive
This week sees the launch of Art UK’s Sculpture Project: a free-to-access online treasure trove of all of the UK’s publicly owned sculptures.
News
National Lottery support keeps memories of Tiger Bay burning bright
Thanks to National Lottery funding, a new project will look at the history of Tiger Bay through the eyes of people who came from across the world to work in Cardiff.
Projects
'Celebrating Highgate and Peter Stanford, Birmingham's First Black Minister'
Highgate Baptist Church researched the remarkable life of Peter Stanford, Birmingham’s first black minister.
One of the historic Baptist tracts that has been digitised.
Projects
Baptist history: the hidden treasure of a nation and beyond
A hidden treasury of internationally important documents about Baptist history has been unlocked to the benefit of historians and researchers.
Peregrine Falcon on Derby Cathedral
Projects
Peregrines, people and places
A pair of peregrine falcons inspired a community project managed by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust.