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Gainsborough’s House, Thomas Gainsborough’s childhood home, has acquired a rare 18th century English harpsichord for £91,000, saving this important musical instrument for the nation

Durham University, has purchased the remarkable archives of John George Lambton, the first Earl of Durham and a key figure in 19th century politics

An exceptionally rare, miniature painting entitled The Spanish Armada off the Coast of England, which was temporarily subject to a UK export bar, has been acquired by National Museums NI

The painting William Wollaston and his Family in a Grand Interior by eminent 18th-century English artist William Hogarth, has been allocated to New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester

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