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Article: News Heritage Lottery Fund unveils small grants programme to help commemorate First World WarThe Heritage Lottery Fund has announced details of a new £6 million small grants programme for smaller community projects marking the Centenary of the First World War.15 May 2103 -
Article: News Imperial War Museum to reopen to public with Spies, drones and photography displaysThe Imperial War Museum has announced its programme for its partial reopening at the end of July, returning after a closure of more than six-months.29 April 2013 -
Article: News National Portrait Gallery launches appeal to restore group portrait for WWI centenaryA massive group portrait of World War I naval officers is to be displayed in time for the WWI centenary in 2014 if the NPG raises the £20,000 needed to restore it.27 March 2013 -
Article: Preview Duty Calls: Yorkshire Country Houses launch linked exhibitions revealing wartime roleA series of fascinating linked exhibitions exploring the impact of war on the country house and its communities goes on show throughout Yorkshire in 2013 and 2014.18 March 2013 -
Article: News Historic Duxford: Imperial War Museum Duxford tells the long story of an airfieldImperial War Museum Duxford is preparing to open its first major permanent exhibition since 2007 revealing the history of the airfield and the men and women who served there.18 March 2013 -
Article: News Florence Nightingale Museum acquires Tardieu oils to honour role of nurses in World War OneThe Florence Nightingale Museum has acquired a series of ten oil paintings by Victor Tardieu showing the WWI Red Cross field hospital run by Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland.01 March 2013 -
Article: News RAF Museum’s First World War "First Air War" gallery receives Lottery supportThe Royal Air Force Museum’s plan to develop its historic Grahame-White Factory into a new exhibition for the First World War centenary in 2014 has received HLF support.07 February 2013 -
Article: News Immediate future of Britain's last surviving WWI warship HMS Caroline secured by £1m grantHMS Caroline, the most historically significant First World War battleship in the world, is to undergo urgent repair work thanks to £1million from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.18 December 2012 -
Article: News National Army Museum reveals festive mail from trenches with WWI Christmas cardThirty-seven postcards and letters, written by a First World War soldier to his future wife and donated by his grandson, reveal a poignant Christmas past at the National Army Museum.10 December 2012 -
Article: News in Brief Guards Museum launches fundraising appeal for Flanders Field Memorial Garden 1914-2014A £600,000 fundraising appeal - match-funded by the Government of Flanders - will use soil from the Belgian battlefields of World War I to create a "haven of remembrance".06 December 2012 -
Article: News RAF Museum to digitise thousands of World War I archive records for 1914-18 centenaryThe RAF Museum has received a £64,000 grant to help it digitise, preserve and provide public access to around 300,000 First World War personnel records.05 December 2012 -
Article: News National Museum of the Royal Navy appeals for oral histories of WWI ship HMS CarolineA project has been launched to record memories of HMS Caroline, the last survivor of the 1916 Battle of Jutland.26 November 2012 -
Article: News Home of iconic First World War Welsh language poet Hedd Wyn to become museum and heritage centreThe Snowdonia home of Welsh language and First World War poet Hedd Wyn is to be developed as a museum and heritage centre that will help enshrine his reputation.22 November 2012 -
Article: News RAF Museum asks public to choose objects for its World War One centenary exhibitionThe Royal Air Force Museum London is asking members of the public to choose objects from its archives for a new permanent exhibition.16 November 2012 -
Article: Preview Frontline Medicine in a Century of Conflict at Imperial War Museum NorthFrom the mud of Flanders in 1917 to the dust of modern Afghanistan, the Imperial War Museum explores the world of frontline medicine.16 October 2012 -
Article: News Government and heritage bodies reveal funding programmes for World War I centenaryThe Imperial War Museum, Britain's last World War I warship and a raft of community projects are the latest to benefit from funding to mark the centenary of the First World War.11 October 2012 -
Article: News British Library joins collections from seven countries for Europeana World War I projectMore than 400,000 resources from World War I will be made available to the public online as part of an ambitious alliance to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the conflict.15 November 2011 -
Article: Interview Designated Collection: exploring the medal collection at the Royal Engineers MuseumAs part of its Designated collection the Royal Engineers Museum has a world class medal collection that includes 25 Victoria Crosses and the regalia of four field Marshalls. Head Curator Rebecca Nash explains its importance.05 October 2009 -
Article: Trail A Muslim trail in WokingSiba Matti discusses Said Adrus' exhibition at the Woking Ligthbox Gallery which featured photographs, water colours and archive footage tracing the forgotten history of Asians in war, migration and Empire. He then explores the history of Muslims in Woking and the various special sites in the area which recall these memories.11 April 2008 -
Article: Trail Known Homosexuals - Lesbian History In The ArchivesA trail developed for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History Month that looks at where to find and search for lesbian histories in archives in England and Wales.12 February 2007 -
Article: Trail Hidden Treasures: LondonTake a look at fascinating objects in London museums. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.11 July 2006 -
Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail 1 - The People's Museum In LondonTake a look at fascinating objects in London museums. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006
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Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail 10 - The People's Museum In Northern IrelandDiscover fascinating objects in the museums of Northern Ireland. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006 -
Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail 11 - The People's Museum In The North East of EnglandDiscover fascinating objects in the museums of the North East. As Featured in the BBC TV series People-s Musuem.15 May 2006 -
Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail 7 - The People's Museum In YorkshireDiscover fascinating objects in the museums of Yorkshire. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006 -
Article: Trail VE Day 60 Years: Textiles, Evacuees And Foresters - The East Midlands In WW2World War II in the East Midlands is a story packed with vital components of the Allied victory - Chris Breese takes a look at the textile industry in Leicester, a famous local regiment and evacuees to the region.06 June 2005 -
Article: Trail VE Day 60 Years: Leeds - A Manufacturing City During WartimeA trail developed in partnership with Leodis, an online photographic archive from Leeds Library and Information Service, looking at life in Leeds during World War Two.18 May 2005 -
Article: Trail VE Day 60 Years: A Soldier's Life - The Army In World War TwoDuring World War Two British and Commonwealth soldiers saw action across the globe, in Europe, North Africa, and the Far East. This trails looks at UK museums examining the army's role in the conflict.29 April 2005
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Article: Trail VE Day 60 Years: Heroism On The High Seas - The Navy In World War TwoMuseums across the UK chart the role of the Royal Navy and the merchant fleet in World War Two, from action in the Atlantic and North Sea to the Mediterranean and the Far East.15 April 2005 -
Article: Trail Amazing Art And Astounding ArchitectureStarting and finishing in Georgian London, this trail round the City and the City Fringes takes you from historic buildings to 21st century tower blocks, past historic churches, via impressive art collections and the world's biggest city museum.03 November 2004 -
Article: Trail Mersey Maritime Heritage: From The Ferry To Titanic And BeyondSailors, slaves, trade and television - this city married to the sea has seen these and much more over the centuries. Read all about the times and tides of the river and the docks in our Mersey Maritime Trail.01 September 2004
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Article: Trail VE Day 60 Years: Liverpool Plays Its Part As A Crucial PortLiverpool, the gateway into Britain for essential imports and American soldiers, was a major target for Hitler. The city managed to keep its docks open, though, and the Merchant Navy and anti-U-boat fleets based there helped Britain win the war.06 June 2004 -
Article: Trail The History Of Whitehawk in Brighton - Part TwoWhitehawk was an area known for its allotments and pig farms in the 1920s but today consists of tower blocks and boasts a marina. In part two find out about this dramatic transformation.26 May 2004
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Article: Trail See Time Fly - The Centenary Of Aviation Museum TrailDecember 17, 2003 marks 100 years since the Wright Brothers made the first powered flight. Check out our trail for the best places to be on this historic occasion.15 December 2003 -
Article: Trail Good Connections - A Telecommunications Museum TrailThe history of electronic communications is a fascinating tale of innovation and enterprise - find out more on our telecommunications museum trail.15 September 2003 -
Article: Trail The Industrial Heritage of the East MidlandsThese museums tell the story of the major industries of the East Midlands.07 May 1999 -
Article: Trail Britain's Finest Castles
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Article: Trail Community Focus Trail: East End Road And East Finchley CemeteryThe 'My Life-Our Heritage' project has researched and authored several trails within the London Borough of Barnet. Locations were selected because of their accessibility to wheelchair users and elderly people. This trail, an exploration of East End Road and East Finchley in North London is the * to be featured on the London City Heritage Guide.
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Article: Trail Community Focus Trail: Wood Street (Chipping Barnet)The 'My Life-Our Heritage' project has researched and authored several trails within the London Borough of Barnet. Locations were selected because of their accessibility to wheelchair users and elderly people. This trail, an exploration of Chipping Barnet in North London is the * to be featured on the London City Heritage Guide.
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Article: Trail Exploring Leicester's Architecture - The Wakerley TrailFormer Mayor of Leicester, Arthur Wakeley, had a vision of quality, affordable housing and sustainable communities way back, before the first world war. See how it lives on in the streets of Leicester today in this trail.
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Article: Trail Final Destination - Death At The Tower1000 years of the nation's history has been played out within the walls of the Tower of London but it has a more recent dark history - spies were executed in the Tower during World Wars I and II. -
Article: Trail Imperial War Museum - Secret War Exhibition
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Article: Trail Norwich - 2000 Years Of European ImmigrationThe city's wealth and trading links attracted settlers from Europe for centuries: it's had a great impact on the city’s economy, society and institutions. -
Article: Trail The Next Train & Granny's Roots In Scotswood RoadMore reminiscences were triggered by the Scotswood Road Pubs trail. These memories of growing up in the 1950s and the difficulties of a World War One widow were sent in using Storymaker. -
Article: Trail Visit UK museums with WWI exhibitsCulture24's World War One trail highlights museums in the UK where the sacrifices of a whole generation of young men who fought in the 'war to end all wars' can be explored.
