Corporate report

Annual report on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (2023 to 2024)

The 69th annual report of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest.

From:
Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Arts Council England
Published
26 November 2024

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Annual report of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest 2023 to 2024

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The 69th annual report by the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest. The report covers the period 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2024, in which 16 cases were considered by the Reviewing Committee.

In 11 cases, a decision on the export licence application was deferred by the Secretary of State following the recommendation of the committee on the basis that the item qualified as a national treasure. One item was found not to meet the criteria for national treasure status.

5  items were bought by institutions or individuals in the UK:

  • 38 Original Drawings of Flowers at Kew by Simon Taylor
  • Walrus Ivory carving of Deposition from the Cross
  • The Old French New Testament, formerly owned by Jean le Bon
  • Recto: Portrait of a Dead Child by Samuel Cooper
  • The Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John the Evangelist and the Magdalen by Fra Angelico

6 items were or can be exported.

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Published 26 November 2024

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