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Designation Development Fund

Successful applicants

There are 28 successful museums and libraries receiving £2.1 million for the period 2019-2022 in the third round of Designated Development Funding, drawn from the National Lottery.

Horniman Museum and Gardens
Photo by Horniman Museum and Gardens
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People dressed in Victorian clothes stroll along a cobbled street.
Photo by Image © Black Country Living Museum
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Case studies

The Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL) in Reading holds a collection of objects, archives and library items which tell the story of rural England.

An illustration with a number of different cartoons about the museum of the intangible
Photo by Live drawing completed during a project workshop by cartoonist and graphic recorder © Chris Shipton
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Lace Unravelled

4 April 2019

Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (NCMG) holds a collection of Lace and Lace Machinery.

Birkin Lace pattern book, c. 1931; an example of one of the pattern books conserved as part of Lace Unravelled.
Photo by Birkin Lace pattern book, c. 1931; an example of one of the pattern books conserved as part of Lace Unravelled.
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Key information

Key information

We’re investing £2.1 million of National Lottery funding to support projects that ensure the long-term sustainability of Designated museum and library collections.

Funding activity

Research and development

Total fund

£2.1 million for 2019-22

Grant range    

£20,000 - £90,000

Designation scheme

A young girl looks at a large silver swan in a museum.

Designation scheme

The Designation Scheme identifies and celebrates outstanding collections, which deepen our understanding of the world and what it means to be human. Since 1997 the Designation Scheme has identified the best collections held in museums, libraries and archives across England.