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Sign up your project for National Lottery Open Week 2026
It’s a great way to acknowledge your Heritage Fund grant, reach new audiences and benefit from a UK-wide PR campaign.
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Children from the local community reveal the name of Fern the Diplodocus. Photo: Trustees of the Natural History Museum.
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#HeritageIsOpen: ten new places to visit this summer
From museum gardens to a 1930s lido, there are plenty of opportunities to visit heritage that we have supported this summer.
RSPB Belfast Window on Wildlife is offering free entry.
Credit: Brian Morrison.
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Hundreds of special heritage offers across the UK this spring
National Lottery Open Week is back, taking place from Saturday 9 to Sunday 17 March.
The Court House, Bangor.
Projects
How a derelict building on Bangor’s seafront became Northern Ireland’s newest venue
Thanks to overwhelming community support, Open House turned a former bank and court house in Bangor into a contemporary music venue, saving it from dereliction.
Donaghadee Harbour. Credit Bernie Brown bbphotographic for Tourism Ireland
Projects
Sir Samuel Kelly Lifeboat commemorated with exhibition space in Donaghadee
Donaghadee Heritage has secured £90,000 to bring the story of the lifeboat and the town's history to life.
Swimmers celebrating Cleveland Pools being open for swimming once again.
Credit: Suzy Slemen.
Stories
Cleveland Pools opens for swimming after 40 years
The UK's oldest open-air swimming pool has reopened, following a £9.3million restoration project that brought the site back to life.
Signage at the end of the Tamara Coast to Coast. Credit: Tamara Landscape Partnership
Projects
New 87-mile walking route links Cornwall’s north and south coasts
Improved access and support for the community means that more people can discover this diverse natural landscape.
The UNESCO illustrated map, showing 58 heritage sites across the UK. Credit: Tom Woolley / UNESCO
Projects
UNESCO launch a new illustrated map of the UK’s top heritage sites
Designed by Birmingham-based creative cartographer Tom Woolley, the map shows all 58 sites, cities and natural landscapes, helping to bring to life the huge variety of heritage on people’s doorsteps.
A conservator works on a painting ready for the reopening of the National Portrait Gallery. Credit: David Parry
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What can you see when the National Portrait Gallery reopens?
Following a transformational project, supported by a £9.4million National Lottery grant, the National Portrait Gallery in London has reopened its doors.
Ulster Folk Museum is offering free entry on 25 and 26 March
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Free entry and special offers at hundreds of heritage places this spring
From 18-26 March, for National Lottery Open Week, heritage venues across the UK are running special offers for anyone with a National Lottery ticket or scratchcard.
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Five ways museums can improve mental health and wellbeing
We talked to Director of charity Arts and Minds, Lucy Oliver-Harrison, about the Arts on Prescription – Heritage for Health project.
The Lovell Telescope and the First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank.
Credit: Andrew Brooks
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Out of this world: Jodrell Bank's First Light Pavilion set to open
The First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank opens this Saturday thanks to £12.5million raised by National Lottery players – the state-of-the-art attraction is a must-see for 2022.