The NSHC&HM was awarded the plaque for being the ‘Best Newcomer’ by the judges at the Derbyshire Renaissance Heritage Awards ceremony.

The Museum had also been shortlisted in the ‘Care of Collections’ category for all the work it has done to preserve Sikh artefacts from destruction.

Sardar Rajinder Singh Purewal said, “We are delighted to have our work to preserve the Sikh Heritage recognised this way.”

The NSHC&HM was set up September 2008 as a permanent legacy to the 300th anniversary celebrations of the Gur Guddi Diwas of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

The Museum has recently completed Phase 2 of its development and boasts one of the largest collections of Sikh artillery in the world. Recently the Museum launched exhibitions looking at the ‘Eight Attacks on Sri Harminder Sahib’, ‘Six Sikh Holocausts’ and ‘Sikh Women’. The Museum has also produced innovative educational materials and exhibitions.

The museum has been developed by a partnership between Sikh Community and Youth Service, Nottingham and Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Derby.