V&A acquires pair of Champagne Standard Lamps designed by Salvador Dalí and Edward James
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
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National Museums Scotland acquires rare clock from pioneering attempt to determine longitude at sea
National Museums Scotland has acquired a historic Bruce-Oosterwijck longitude pendulum sea clock
Imperial War Museums acquires acclaimed Armistice celebrations painting as First World War centenary draws to a close
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
£1.5m grant secures acquisition and restoration of historic Hestercombe Gardens
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
One of John Bellany's 'key works' acquired by the Scottish Maritime Museum for permanent display
The Boat Builders is now on permanent display in its new home at the Scottish Maritime Museum
National Portrait Gallery Acquires Portrait of Poet Dylan Thomas by Augustus John
The National Portrait Gallery has acquired a portrait of Dylan Thomas by his close friend Augustus John, it was announced today
Rare medieval bible returns home 500 years after it disappeared from Canterbury Cathedral
Now known as the Lyghfield Bible, after the 16th-century Cathedral monk who once owned it, the 690-leaf volume has returned to Canterbury Cathedral after 500 years
Rare Eric Ravilious watercolour saved for the nation
Fry Art Gallery secures work by influential 20th-century artist with major National Heritage Memorial Fund grant
Fitzwilliam Museum saves rare bust of Queen Victoria from export
Sir Alfred Gilbert's exceptionally rare white marble bust of Queen Victoria as an ageing monarch has been saved for the nation
Personal archive of 20th century author DH Lawrence saved
The University of Nottingham has acquired the last major collection of personal materials the controversial author of Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Sons and Lovers and Women in Love