Charities - arts and architecture

Firepower, the Royal Artillery Museum, opened in May 2001 following a decade of fundraising and occupies some of the finest buildings set in the heritage corner of the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich.

Paintings in Hospitals is a registered charity that uses art and creativity to reduce sickness, anxiety and stress in UK healthcare facilities. Through our work we create environments that improve health, wellbeing and the healthcare experience for patients, their families and staff. Every year our work brings comfort and reassurance to over 1.8 million people across the UK from London to York, Aberystwyth and Belfast. We work across the health sector, including hospitals, hospices, care homes, GP surgeries, cancer centres and alternative therapy centres.

The Royal Ballet Benevolent Fund, founded in the 1930’s, relieves hardship amongst members and ex-members of all the British repertory ballet and dance companies – The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Rambert Dance Company, Richard Alston Dance Company, Scottish Ballet and many more.

As both the hub of one of the largest networks of music learning and participation projects in the world and an internationally renowned live music venue, we create sustainable and life-changing opportunities through music for people of all ages, backgrounds and experience across two main integrated areas:

SPAB is Britain’s oldest, largest and most technically expert national society fighting to protect historic buildings from demolition, neglect and damaging repairs and alterations. If you care about historic buildings please join us or consider a donation or legacy to help us continue the work to protect and educate begun by William Morris 130 years ago.