Holding Organisation |
Collection Name |
Arts Council England (ACE) Area |
Year Granted |
Ashmolean Museum (Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM) - University of Oxford), Oxford |
Ashmolean Museum Collections |
South East |
1997 |
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts (University of Birmingham), Birmingham |
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Collection |
Midlands |
1998 |
The Baring Archive, City of London |
The Baring Archive |
London |
2009 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council - Heritage Services, Bath |
Bath Fashion Museum Collection |
South West |
1999 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council - Heritage Services, Bath |
Roman Baths Museum Collection |
South West |
1999 |
Bath Record Office, Bath |
Bath Record Office Archive Collection |
South West |
2005 |
Beamish, the Living Museum of the North, Beamish |
Beamish, the Living Museum of the North Collection |
North |
1997 |
Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham |
Photography Collection Held by Birmingham Libraries |
Midlands |
2005 |
Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham |
Archive Held by Birmingham Libraries |
Midlands |
2005 |
Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham |
Early and Fine Printing Held by Birmingham Libraries |
Midlands |
2005 |
Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham |
Literature Collections Held by Birmingham Libraries |
Midlands |
2005 |
Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham |
Music Collections Held by Birmingham Libraries |
Midlands |
2005 |
Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham |
The Birmingham Collection |
Midlands |
2005 |
Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham |
Fine & Decorative Arts Collections Held by Birmingham Museums Trust |
Midlands |
1997 |
Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham |
Science Collections Held by Birmingham Museums Trust |
Midlands |
1997 |
Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham |
Birmingham History and Numismatics Collections Held by Birmingham Museums Trust |
Midlands |
1998 |
Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham |
The Pinto Collection Held by Birmingham Museums Trust |
Midlands |
1998 |
Black Country Living Museum, Dudley |
Black Country Living Museum Collections |
Midlands |
2012 |
Bodleian Libraries (Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM) - University of Oxford), Oxford |
Special Collections at the Bodleian Library |
South East |
2006 |
The Bowes Museum, Durham |
The Bowes Museum Collection, Barnard Castle |
North |
1997 |
Bradford Industrial Museum (Bradford Museums and Galleries), Bradford |
Worsted Collection |
North |
2009 |
Bristol City Museums, Bristol |
Bristol City Museums Collection of Applied Art |
South West |
1998 |
Bristol City Museums, Bristol |
Bristol City Museums Far East Collection |
South West |
1998 |
Bristol City Museums, Bristol |
Bristol City Museums Geology Collection |
South West |
1998 |
Bristol City Museums, Bristol |
City of Bristol Collections |
South West |
1998 |
Bristol City Record Office and Bristol Central Library's Local Studies Service, Bristol |
The Archive, History and Literacy Collection Relating to the History and Development of the City of Bristol |
South West |
2005 |
British Motor Museum, Gaydon |
British Motor Museum Collection |
Midlands |
2014 |
Britten-Pears Foundation, Aldeburgh |
The Britten-Pears Library |
South East |
2005 |
BT Archives, London |
BT Archives |
London |
2012 |
Cambridge University Herbarium, Cambridge |
Cambridge University Herbarium[5][6] |
South East |
2022 |
Cambridge University Library, Cambridge |
Special Collections at Cambridge University Library |
South East |
2019 |
Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne |
The Collections at Canal Museum Stoke Bruerne |
Midlands |
1999 |
Chesterholm Museum (Vindolanda), Bardon Mill |
The Vindolanda Trust Collection |
North |
2016 |
Chetham's Library, Manchester |
Chetham's Library Collection |
North |
2011 |
Churchill College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge |
Churchill Archives Centre |
South East |
2005 |
City of London Corporation, City of London |
History of London Collection |
London |
2005 |
Colchester and Ipswich Museums, Colchester |
Colechester Castle Museum's Archaeology Collection |
South East |
1998 |
Compton Verney, Compton Verney |
Archaic Chinese Bronzes |
Midlands |
2008 |
Co-operative Archive Trust, Manchester |
Co-operative Archive Trust Collections |
North |
2007 |
Cornwall Record Office, Redruth |
Archives Relating to Cornwall's Hard-Rock Mining Industry |
South West |
2005 |
Courtauld Institute of Art, City of Westminster |
The Courtauld Collection |
London |
1997 |
Culture Coventry, Coventry |
Coventry Transport Museum Collection |
Midlands |
1998 |
Derby Museums, Derby |
Joseph Wright of Derby Collection |
Midlands |
2011 |
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London |
Dulwich Picture Gallery Collection |
London |
1997 |
Durham University Library, Durham |
The Bishop Cosin's Library |
North |
2005 |
Durham University Library, Durham |
The Sudan Archive |
North |
2005 |
Durham University Oriental Museum, Durham |
Chinese Collections |
North |
2008 |
Durham University Oriental Museum, Durham |
Ancient Egyptian Collections |
North |
2008 |
English Folk Dance and Song Society, London |
Vaughan Williams Memorial Library |
London |
2011 |
Hampshire Record Office, Winchester |
The Records Held by the Hampshire Record Office |
South East |
2006 |
Harewood House Trust, Harewood, Leeds |
Harewood House Trust Collection |
North |
1998 |
Historic Royal Palaces, London |
Hampton Court Palace |
London |
2009 |
Horniman Museum and Gardens, London |
Ethnographic Collections at the Horniman Museum |
London |
1997 |
Institution of Civil Engineers, City of Westminster |
Library, Archive and Works of Art |
London |
2009 |
Institution of Engineering and Technology, City of Westminster |
Collections of the Institute of Electrical Engineers, that is the Rare Books, the Archives and the Library |
London |
2006 |
Ipswich Museum, Ipswich Borough Council, Ipswich |
Post-Cretaceous Geology Collection |
South East |
2023 |
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Coalbrookdale |
The Ironbridge Gorge Trust Collections |
Midlands |
1997 |
Jewish Museum London, London |
Religious Life (Judaica) Collection at the Jewish Museum London |
London |
1997 |
John Rylands University Library (University of Manchester), Manchester |
Special Collections at John Rylands University Library |
North |
2005 |
John Rylands University Library (University of Manchester), Manchester |
Manchester Medical Society Library |
North |
2005 |
King's College London, City of Westminster |
Liddell Hart Military Archives |
London |
2005 |
Kingston upon Hull City Museums and Art Galleries, Kingston upon Hull |
Hull Museums Collections Relating to the City and Region |
North |
1999 |
Lambeth Palace Library, London |
The Manuscripts, Archives and Printed Books Collection |
London |
2005 |
Lancashire County Museum Service, Preston |
Textile Industry Collection |
North |
1999 |
Lapworth Museum of Geology (University of Birmingham), Birmingham |
Lapworth Museum of Geology Collections |
Midlands |
2008 |
Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds |
Leeds Museums and Galleries Fine and Decorative Arts Collection |
North |
1997 |
Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds |
Leeds Museums and Galleries Natural Sciences Collection |
North |
1998 |
Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds |
Leeds Museums and Galleries Industrial Collections |
North |
1999 |
Leeds University Special Collections Centre, Leeds |
The English Literature Collection |
North |
2005 |
Leeds University Special Collections Centre, Leeds |
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections |
North |
2005 |
Leeds University Special Collections Centre, Leeds |
The Cookery Collection |
North |
2005 |
Leeds University Special Collections Centre, Leeds |
The Leeds Russian Archive |
North |
2005 |
Leeds University Special Collections Centre, Leeds |
The Liddle Collection |
North |
2005 |
Library and Museum of Freemasonry, Freemasons Hall, London |
Library and Museum of Freemasonry Collections |
London |
2007 |
Lincolnshire Archives, Lincoln |
Lincoln Episcopal Rolls and Registers |
Midlands |
2005 |
Linnean Society of London, City of Westminster |
Library, Archive and Biological Specimen Collections |
London |
2014 |
Liverpool and Merseyside Record Offices Liverpool |
Photographic Image Collection |
North |
2006 |
London School of Economics and Political Science, London |
British Library of Political and Economic Science |
London |
2005 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (Applied as London Metropolitan University), London |
The Women's Library |
London |
2006 |
London Transport Museum, City of Westminster |
London Transport Museum Collection |
London |
1997 |
Manchester City Galleries, Manchester |
Manchester City Galleries Fine and Decorative Art Collections |
North |
1997 |
Manchester City Galleries, Manchester |
Manchester City Galleries Costume and Textile Collections |
North |
1997 |
Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester |
Manchester Museum Collection |
North |
1997 |
Mary Rose Trust, Portsmouth |
Mary Rose Museum Collection |
South West |
1997 |
Middlesex University, Museum of Design and Domestic Architecture, London |
Silver Studio Collection |
London |
2008 |
Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry |
Modern Records Centre Collections |
Midlands |
2006 |
Museum of Design in Plastics, Arts University Bournemouth, Bournemouth |
Museum of Design in Plastics Collection |
South West |
2021 |
Museum of London, City of London |
Museum of London Collection |
London |
1997 |
Museum of Natural History (Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM) - University of Oxford), Oxford |
Museum of Natural History Collections |
South East |
1997 |
Museum of the History of Science (Gardens, Libraries & Museums (GLAM) - University of Oxford), Oxford |
History of Science Museum Collections |
South East |
1997 |
Museums Sheffield, Sheffield |
Sheffield Museums Metalwork Collections |
North |
1999 |
National Football Museum, Manchester |
National Football Museum Collections |
North |
2013 |
National Motor Museum, Beaulieu |
National Motor Museum Collection |
South West |
1997 |
National Tramway Museum, Crich |
National Tramway Museum Collection |
Midlands |
1997 |
Norfolk Museums Service, Norwich |
Norwich Castle Museum Collections |
South East |
1998 |
Norfolk Record Office, Norwich |
History of Norfolk Archive |
South East |
2005 |
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery |
Boot and Shoe Collection at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery |
Midlands |
1998 |
Nottingham Museums (Heritage), Nottingham |
Lace and Lace Machinery Collections |
Midlands |
2014 |
People's History Museum, Manchester |
People's History Museum Collection |
North |
1998 |
Pitt Rivers Museum (Gardens, Libraries & Museums (GLAM) - University of Oxford), Oxford |
Pitt Rivers Collection |
South East |
1997 |
Royal Academy of Arts, City of Westminster |
Royal Academy of Arts Collections, Library and Archives |
London |
2011 |
Royal Academy of Music, City of Westminster |
Special Collections and Archives of the Royal Academy of Music Library |
London |
2005 |
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter |
World Cultures Collections at Royal Albert Memorial Museum |
South West |
1998 |
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter |
George Montagu Collection |
South West |
2019 |
Royal College of Music, London |
Royal College of Music, Museum and Library Collections |
London |
2020 |
Royal College of Surgeons of England, London |
Hunterian Museum Collection and the Archive and Library Collections |
London |
2013 |
Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham |
Royal Engineers Museum |
South East |
1998 |
Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers), City of Westminster |
Geographical Material Held by the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers |
London |
2005 |
Royal Horticultural Society, City of Westminster |
Lindley Library Collection |
London |
2011 |
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), City of Westminster |
British Architecture Library |
London |
2005 |
Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton & Hove, Brighton and Hove |
Booth Museum Natural History Collection |
South East |
1997 |
Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton & Hove, Brighton and Hove |
Decorative Arts Collections Held by Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton & Hove |
South East |
1998 |
Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton & Hove, Brighton and Hove |
World Art and Anthropology Collections Held by Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton & Hove |
South East |
1998 |
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon |
The Shakespeare Collection |
Midlands |
2005 |
Sir John Soane's Museum, London |
Sir John Soane's Museum Collection |
London |
1999 |
Southampton City Council Arts & Heritage, Southampton |
Fine Art Collections Held by Southampton City Council Arts & Heritage |
South West |
1998 |
Southampton City Council Arts & Heritage, Southampton |
Archaeology Collections Held by Southampton City Council Arts & Heritage |
South West |
1998 |
SS Great Britain, Bristol |
The SS Great Britain Collection |
South West |
2014 |
St John's College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge |
The Old Library Collection Cambridge |
South East |
2005 |
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service, Stafford |
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service Collections |
Midlands |
2011 |
Stoke-on-Trent Museums, Stoke-on-Trent |
The Stoke Museums Service Collections |
Midlands |
1997 |
Telegraph Museum Porthcurno, Porthcurno |
Core Collection of Submarine Telegraphy Objects & the Historic Archive Collections of Key International Telegraph Cable Companies |
South West |
2009 |
The Box (Plymouth Museums Galleries Archives), Plymouth |
The Cottonian Collection |
South West |
1998 |
The Brontë Society, Haworth, Bradford |
The Brontë Parsonage Museum Collection |
North |
2023 |
The Canal and River Trust, Ellesmere Port |
Canal and River Trust Collections at National Waterways Museum - Ellesmere Port and National Waterways Museum Gloucester |
South West |
1998 |
The Cheltenham Trust, Cheltenham |
Arts and Craft Collection at The Wilson |
South West |
1998 |
The Kimmeridge Trust, Kimmeridge |
The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life |
South West |
2020 |
The Mass Observation Archive, Brighton and Hove |
The Mass Observation Archive |
South East |
2005 |
The Postal Heritage Trust, London |
The Records Relating to the Operation, Policy, Development and Social Impact of the British Post Office from 1636 to the resent Day (Held By the Royal Mail Archive) |
London |
2005 |
The Royal Artillery Museum, Salisbury |
The Royal Artillery Collection |
South West |
1999 |
The Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Trust, Salisbury |
The Salisbury Museum Archaeology Collection |
South West |
1998 |
The Tank Museum, Bovington Camp |
The Tank Museum Collection |
South West |
1998 |
The Weiner Holocaust Library, London |
The Weiner Holocaust Library Collection |
London |
2017 |
The Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere |
The Wordsworth Trust Collection |
North |
1997 |
Torbay Museums Trust, Torquay |
Quaternary Cave Collection & Archive |
South West |
2016 |
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle |
The Natural Science Collections at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery |
North |
2018 |
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shipbuilding, Maritime & Maritime Trade Archive Collections |
North |
2006 |
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and Sunderland Museums & Heritage Service, Newcastle and Sunderland |
Science and Technology Collections |
North |
1997 |
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and Sunderland Museums & Heritage Service, Newcastle and Sunderland |
Fine and Decorative Art Collections |
North |
1998 |
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and Sunderland Museums & Heritage Service, Newcastle and Sunderland |
Natural Sciences Collections |
North |
1998 |
Unilever Art, Archives & Records Management, Port Sunlight |
The Archive of the United Africa Company |
North |
2005 |
University College London Culture, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London |
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology Collection |
London |
1998 |
University of Birmingham Libraries, Special Collection, Birmingham |
Mingana Collection of Middle Eastern Manuscripts |
Midlands |
2005 |
University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden, Cambridge |
Fitzwilliam Museum Collection |
South East |
1997 |
University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden, Cambridge |
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Collections |
South East |
1997 |
University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden, Cambridge |
Whipple Museum of the History of Science Collections |
South East |
1997 |
University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden, Cambridge |
Cambridge University Museum of Zoology Collection |
South East |
1998 |
University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden, Cambridge |
Sedgwick Museum Collection |
South East |
1998 |
University of Nottingham Libraries (Manuscripts & Special Collections), Nottingham |
The Portland (London) Collection; Portland of Welbeck Collection and Newcastle of Clumber Papers |
Midlands |
2005 |
University of Nottingham Libraries (Manuscripts & Special Collections), Nottingham |
DH Lawrence Collection |
Midlands |
2008 |
University of Reading (Special Collections), Reading |
The Beckett Collection |
South East |
2005 |
University of Reading (Special Collections), Reading |
Archive of British Publishing and Printing |
South East |
2006 |
University of Reading, Museum of English Rural Life, Reading |
The Museum of English Rural Life Archive, Library and Object Collections |
South East |
1997 |
University of Bristol, Bristol |
University of Bristol Theatre Collection |
South West |
2019 |
Weald and Downland Living Museum, Singleton, Chichester |
Weald and Downland Living Museum Collection |
South East |
1998 |
Wellcome Trust, London |
The Wellcome Library |
London |
2005 |
Westminster City Archives, City of Westminster |
Art and Design Collection |
London |
2005 |
Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, Manchester |
Whitworth Art Gallery Collection of Textiles and Wallpaper |
North |
1997 |
Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, Manchester |
Whitworth Art Gallery Collection of Fine Art |
North |
1998 |
William Morris Gallery, London |
William Morris and Morris & Co. collection |
London |
2017 |
Wiltshire Museum, Devizes |
Wiltshire Museum Collections |
South West |
1997 |
York Museums Trust, York |
York Museums Trust Collections |
North |
1997 |