Sir Neil Cossons gets on board!
Sir Neil Cossons is set to join the Board of the NHMF/HLF. This appointment, made by Prime Minster David Cameron, runs for three years from 31 January 2016
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National Museum Wales acquires William Burges vase
National Museum Wales acquires William Burges vase thanks to the support of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund and the Headley Trust
New £25m fund for urgent roof repairs to listed places of worship
The next round of the government-funded Listed Places of Worship: Roof Repair Fund opens for business today.
A leadership role for Welsh heritage
The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) are seeking to appoint a Trustee for Wales.
Saved for the nation: Archive of Thomas Manning, first Briton to meet the Dalai Lama
The Royal Asiatic Society has acquired the archive of sinologist Thomas Manning (1772-1840), one of Britain’s first scholars of Chinese language and culture
Barbara Hepworth Two Forms (Orkney) - a new icon for Orkney
The Pier Arts Centre in Stromness, Orkney has made an exciting new addition to its unique collection of art. Two Forms (Orkney), a sculpture by Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975)
Carole Souter to step down as Chief Executive
Carole Souter CBE, Chief Executive of the National Heritage Memorial Fund/Heritage Lottery Fund, has announced she will step down at the end of April 2016
Rare document of medieval religious life secured for future generations
The Broughton Missal, an extremely rare medieval manuscript containing the text and music needed for church services, has been purchased for Lambeth Palace Library
Exceptional Lorenzo Bartolini sculpture saved for the nation
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) behind joint acquisition of Lorenzo Bartolini’s marble sculpture The Campbell Sisters Dancing a Waltz, made in Florence in about 1821
Ashmolean acquires archive of the last Pre-Raphaelite
The Ashmolean has acquired an important record of the Pre-Raphaelite artists, the illustrated letters of Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1833–98) to Helen Mary (May) Gaskell (1853–1940)