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Projects
Melsonby Hoard
An extraordinary collection of Iron Age artefacts has been acquired by Yorkshire Museums Trust thanks to funding from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a public fundraising campaign.
Acquisition of the Turing Delilah Papers
King’s College, Cambridge has acquired a rare archive of Alan Turing’s Second World War papers.
The Nesfield Family Archive
The Garden Museum is acquiring an extensive collection documenting the UK’s iconic landscapes and gardens.
Purchase of painting - 'Patricia at Cockmarsh Hill', 1935, Sir Stanley Spencer RA.
The Stanley Spencer Gallery has brought Patricia at Cockmarsh Hill home to the artist’s birthplace of Cookham.
English Heritage Acquisition, Jan Wijnants, Landscape with hawkers and sportsmen
English Heritage has acquired Jan Wijnants’ painting, Landscape with hawkers and sportsmen, to be
HMS Unicorn, emergency Main Wale (hull) Repairs
The Unicorn Preservation Society receives its biggest grant to date from NHMF to support the urgent work required for the preservation of HMS Unicorn.
The Ilay-Glynne Dial
The ornate sundial with connections to major figures of the Scottish Enlightenment has been preserved for the public.
Northern Ireland motorcycle racing collection
Ulster Transport Museum is now home to seven motorbikes that were raced by some of Northern Ireland’s road racing legends.
Acquisition of the medal group of Arthur Scarf VC
The RAF Museum has successfully reached its fundraising target to save the Arthur Scarf Victoria Cross medal for the UK, in part thanks to £390,000 from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
HMS Victory Model - contemporaneous full hull model circa 1800
To mark the Royal Navy's most famous day on Saturday 21 October, the scale model of HMS Victory is set to go on display in Portsmouth.