Stories
Mental health and wellbeing for black workers in heritage
We spoke with a black museum employee to share their experiences within the sector.
Inclusion
Photo credit: Windsor Fellowship
Stories
Training and employment opportunities to build a diverse heritage sector
We’ve launched a programme in partnership with Windsor Fellowship to help Black, Asian and minority ethnicity (BAME) graduates kickstart their careers.
Stories
Liverpool’s black history kept alive thanks to emergency funding
A vital Liverpool organisation has avoided closure and is continuing to share the diverse stories of the city's past.
Blogs
Black and brown faces in green spaces
Since the age of 12, I have been fascinated by natural landscapes, rocks and the stories they can tell us about the history of our Earth.
Dr Habib and Stephen Welsh with project participant, Urussa
Blogs
South Asian heritage: truth-telling and transformation
Dr Sadia Habib and Stephen Welsh take a look at how more UK museums are considering ways of deepening engagement with South Asian communities and heritage.
Stories
Virtual book club celebrates Punjabi heritage
We explore how National Lottery funding helped the United Kingdom Punjab Heritage Association (UKPHA) adapt to lockdown and launch an award-winning virtual book club.
Alistair McNaught
Blogs
Making heritage websites accessible to all
When producing our new guide to online accessibility, Alistair McNaught’s research identified how heritage organisations can make their online content open to all. He tells us more.
News
The Nishkam Centre: building heritage for future generations
The Birmingham organisation is using National Lottery funding and 'selfless service' to record stories and support communities.
Cara McCann. Credit: Pacemaker Press
Stories
Hope for Northern Ireland’s LGBT+ community, thanks to emergency funding
Northern Ireland's only organisation for lesbian and bisexual women keeps its doors open after National Lottery grant.
News
Nature's helping hand: tackling isolation in care homes
It is well known that contact with nature can help people feel happier and more energised, create an increased sense of meaning and make tasks seem more manageable. “You’re not just looking at four walls. It’s getting that push to get out. It builds your stamina up and makes you feel a lot better
Blogs
Rejecting nostalgia for positive change
It’s fascinating that one of the TV programmes that has had the largest increases in viewers during lockdown is BBC One’s The Repair Shop.
Blogs
For this too is history – four ways to change
It is difficult to think of a month like the last. Despite our many differences, people across the world have come together, joined by shared experiences and common causes. Whether it is the climate emergency, coronavirus (COVID-19) or the issues of racial injustice stirred by the death of George