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The curious case of the stolen portrait
BlogIn 1961, the Wolfson Foundation purchased Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington for the nation. Three weeks later it was stolen from the National Gallery....
Supporting breakthroughs in neurodegenerative conditions
BlogThe Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Centre is working to improve treatment and understanding of Alzheimer's and other causes of dementia. ...
Turning an empty school into a stargazing centre
BlogKirkcudbright Development Trust turned an abandoned school into a planetarium, supported by our funding for public engagement with science....
Bringing Black Country history to life
BlogVicki Stanley, co-Director of Development, Black Country Living Museum explains how Wolfson funding has supported the Museum to tell regional stories....
The case for long-term philanthropy
BlogBy Paul Ramsbottom One summer day in 1955, members of the Wolfson family sat in their sitting room with their legal advisor, Lord Nathan, passing a document between...
£10m Covid-19 Support Fund announced
BlogBlog by Paul Ramsbottom, Chief Executive @paulbramsbottom The crisis caused by Covid-19 has put unprecedented pressures on all of the sectors that we serve and...
Compliments are not unpleasant, but…
BlogBlog by Paul Ramsbottom, Chief Executive @paulbramsbottom The great enemy of philanthropic organisations is complacency. For funders, there are no easy or obvious...
