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A rare medal belonging to William South, a former pupil of the London Foundling Hospital, who served on HMS Victory under Admiral Nelson, has been acquired by the Founding Museum

The acquisition was made possible with a grant of £865,200 from NHMF and funding from other generous supporters

73 acres of historic land at Ham Hill in Somerset, which includes extensive archaeological remains, has been secured for the nation

The Whitehouse Ruskin Collection includes paintings, drawings, books, manuscripts, photographs and daguerreotypes by and of John Ruskin

Each lamp is made from ten oversized brass champagne coupes, one stacked on top of the other, standing on a base in the form of a Victorian papier-mȃchè tray

National Museums Scotland has acquired a historic Bruce-Oosterwijck longitude pendulum sea clock

Armistice Day (November 11 1918), an oil painting by renowned Irish wartime artist John Lavery, depicts Armistice celebrations that took place at Wellington Arch in London in 1918

The NHMF grant has enabled the Hestercombe Gardens Trust to acquire land totalling 320-acres, reuniting the world-class, Grade I registered landscape, gardens and buildings for future generations

The Boat Builders is now on permanent display in its new home at the Scottish Maritime Museum