Acquisitions
London’s oldest restaurant served up to National Trust
Rules restaurant in Covent Garden has been gifted to the charity to preserve its ‘living history’
National Galleries of Scotland acquires important art collection
The 58 items were allocated through the UK Government's Acceptance in Lieu scheme
Rare treasure finds added to collections after fundraising success
Potteries Museum & Art Gallery and South West Heritage Trust announce acquisitions
Wordsworth Trust saves Lake District poet’s final home
Rydal Mount was on sale for £2.5m after struggling with falling visitor numbers and rising costs
North East Museums looks to acquire £450,000 flag
Charitable donation will enable purchase of the rare union jack that survived the Battle of Trafalgar
Earliest ever YouTube video enters V&A collection
A reconstructed watch page featuring the 2005 clip can be seen in the museum's design gallery
IWM acquires Dame Vera Lynn wartime archive
Collection of second world war entertainer includes fan letters and personal diary
Cultural objects worth £59m gifted to museums and galleries
A total of 32 cases went through Acceptance in Lieu and the Cultural Gifts Scheme last year
Museums encouraged to apply to the ACE/V&A Purchase Grant Fund
Funding supports permanent acquisitions by non-national institutions in England and Wales
British Museum in bid to raise £3.5m for gold Tudor pendant
Heart-shaped piece is a rare surviving artefact from marriage of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon
