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5th October 2017

Case Study Heritage

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Durham Cathedral’s innovative lego-based fundraising campaign raised £300,000 over three years for a new £10.9m permanent exhibition of cathedral artefacts. It was built following donations by visitors, who paid £1 for each brick.

Author: Catherine Hodgson, Durham Cathedral

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What does art mean to people’s lives? This year, we are going places to meet 100 audience members in all 11 council areas of Northern Ireland to find out. Our fourth stop was at High Rise in Lisburn, Lisburn and Castlereagh City.

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