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A temporary export bar has been placed on Allegorical Painting of Two Ladies, English School worth £272,800
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation and the BBC to create Antiques Roadshow exploring artefacts from the Holocaust.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
A temporary export bar has been placed on a late 15th century bronze roundel valued at £17 million
A temporary export bar has been placed on a Mughal Dagger and Scabbard worth over £1 million
A temporary export bar has been placed on a French Gothic ivory casket
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A temporary export bar has been placed on two marble busts of Aristotle and Homer, dating to the early 17th century
Export bar placed on £2.9 million chandelier to allow time for a UK institution to acquire the work
An export bar has been placed on the statue to allow time for a UK institution to acquire the work
A temporary export bar has been placed on Ferme Normande, Été (Hattenville) by Paul Cézanne
Export bar placed on the relief to allow time for a UK institution to acquire the work
Government changes the legal definition of treasure so that more new discoveries can go on public display
Move will ensure more significant artefacts are saved for the public
Employment Tribunal decision.
New rules will give museums and cultural institutions more protection when purchasing items for collections
Culture Minister places temporary export bar on significant and rare items.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Employment Tribunal Decision.
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