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Victory for last operational Second World War motor boats
When built, they were the fastest boats of their type in the world. One of the boats, MGB 81, was active during the US la
National Heritage Memorial Fund awards £550,000 to help save Siegfried Sassoon’s archive
The grant will help acquire this important collection of Sassoon’s private diaries and pocket notebooks compiled while serving
A is for Acquisition, B is for British Library, C is for Conservation
The manuscript had been in the library of the Earl of Macclesfield since around 1750, and until recently its existence was comp
Important British treasure saved for Jewish museum London
The museum has raised grants totalling £282,000 in order to purchase this unique piece of 18th century silver Judaica from its
V&A acquires a ‘Scandal’ by leading British sculptor Charles Sargeant Jagger
The work by leading British sculptor Charles Sargeant Jagger (1885-1934) has been bought with generous donations from The Art F
Titanic designs saved for the nation
The design archive and heritage carpet collection of James Templeton & Co and Stoddard International, Scotland’s most succe
National Portrait gallery acquires tudor double portrait - a gem of matriarchal power
The National Portrait Gallery has acquired Hans Eworth’s Lady Dacre, and her son, Gregory Baron Dacre, described as 'o
Rare ‘recycled’ coronation silver saved for the nation
The James II Coronation cup, dating back to 1685, has been bought for £160,000 by the V&A.
NHMF awards £10million to help save masterpiece
The NHMF’s contribution is the most significant so far to the campaign, bringing a welcome boost as the December deadline appro
Rare Joseph Wright of Derby portrait of Richard Arkwright is acquired by London and Preston
The National Portrait Gallery and the Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston, are delighted to announce that they have acquir