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Gainsborough’s House saves a rare English harpsichord for the nation
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 gives new home to fascinating archives of ‘Radical Jack’
Durham University, has purchased the remarkable archives of John George Lambton, the first Earl of Durham and a key figure in 19th century politics
Rare painting of Spanish Armada defeat subject to export bar, acquired by National Museums NI
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
William Hogarth painting saved for the nation
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
Saved for the nation: rare naval medal of Foundling Boy who served under Nelson aboard HMS Victory
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
Diplomacy, passion and power: British Library acquires the Granville Archive, detailing two centuries of political and private lives at the highest level
The acquisition was made possible with a grant of £865,200 from NHMF and funding from other generous supporters
Iron Age hillfort secured at Ham Hill following purchase of land
73 acres of historic land at Ham Hill in Somerset, which includes extensive archaeological remains, has been secured for the nation
'Unparalleled collection' of Ruskin paintings and documents secured for the nation
The Whitehouse Ruskin Collection includes paintings, drawings, books, manuscripts, photographs and daguerreotypes by and of John Ruskin
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
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