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Charles Dickens Museum to acquire major private collection of rare and original material
The Charles Dickens Museum has acquired more than 300 items from the most substantial private collection of Dickens material in the world including 144 handwritten letters
Artists launch Art Fund campaign to save Prospect Cottage, Derek Jarman’s home & garden
Art Fund’s £3.5million public appeal to save and preserve Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, Kent
British Museum saves Nainsukh of Guler’s masterpiece from export
The Trumpeters by Nainsukh of Guler – described as a work “unparalleled in North Indian art”
René Olivieri appointed interim Chair of heritage funds
René Olivieri has been appointed interim Chair of The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Heritage Memorial Fund following Sir Peter Luff’s retirement
A Christmas present for the nation - Orazio painting saved
The National Gallery has acquired The Finding of Moses by Orazio Gentileschi (early 1630s)
Success at auction as Charlotte Brontë’s ‘little book’ set to return home to Haworth
The Brontë Society in Haworth has been successful in its bid to bring back home to where it was written one of Charlotte Brontë’s rare ‘little books’
Nationally significant works by Darwin’s mentor secured
Close to £1million has been raised to purchase a collection of writings by the Scottish geologist, Sir Charles Lyell
Iconic photo of Isambard Kingdom Brunel saved for the nation
The Brunel Museum has secured for the nation an iconic photograph of the eminent Victorian industrialist, Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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