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Funding for most significant building ‘at risk’ in Wales
Located in the Llanthony Valley, within the Brecon Beacons National Park, Llwyn Celyn is a rare survival thought to date from t
Saved for the nation: Bodleian Libraries acquire Sir Edward Heath Archive
The archive comprises almost 1,000 boxes and includes a diverse collection of papers from his time in office and in the s
Oxford and Canterbury join forces to save a masterpiece of English Romantic painting for the nation
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, and Canterbury Museums Services, Kent, are together trying to raise £3.8million to prevent one of
Significant support secures Dyce for Wales
Today (15 June 2010), Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales announces it is able to save for the nation a painting by William
Broadlands Archive Hits Fundraising Target thanks to National Heritage Memorial Fund Grant
One of the most significant archives in private ownership, it includes the papers of the Victorian Prime Minister and Foreign S
Letters by Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch’s troubled private life and insecurities about her ability as a writer are laid bare in a previously unpublished s
British Library successfully stops English naval explorer’s journal from sailing abroad
The Culture Minister's temporary export bar ends on 7 November so the British Library is in a race against time to raise the re
National Heritage Memorial Fund grant saves the Staffordshire Hoard
The grant, awarded to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) and Potteries Museum and Art Gallery (PMAG) in Stoke-on-Trent, w
The Stepney Chinese porcelain armorial service delivered
It will be delivered to National Museum Cardiff tomorrow (Tuesday 16 March 2010) where it will be put on display later this yea
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