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A temporary export bar has been placed on A Pair of Group Portraits of Mr and Mrs Joseph May and their Children by Angelica Kauffman
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A temporary export bar has been placed on an early 17th century manuscript of lute music, containing almost 100 never-seen-before pieces
More than 60 galleries, museums, libraries and cultural venues to receive funding
A temporary export bar has been placed on the Portrait of Omai by 18th century artist Sir Joshua Reynolds
Plans will redistribute Arts Council England funding and level up access to the arts
A temporary export bar has been placed on Banquet Still Life by Dutch artist Jan Davidsz. de Heem
Emergency funding from Culture Recovery Fund increased by £30 million to help more organisations through the winter
A temporary export bar has been placed on portrait of the future King William IV worth over £300,000
A temporary export bar has been placed on a rare ebony longcase clock dating to the 17th century
A temporary export bar has been placed on Allegorical Painting of Two Ladies, English School worth £272,800
925 arts, heritage and cultural organisations to benefit from share of £107 million
A temporary export bar has been placed on a tiger’s head finial from the gold-covered throne of Tipu Sultan
A temporary export bar has been placed on a painting The Earl of Dalhousie by John Singer Sargent, a leading portrait painter of his generation
A temporary export bar has been placed on two marble busts of Aristotle and Homer, dating to the early 17th century
A temporary export bar has been placed on a Mughal Dagger and Scabbard worth over £1 million
The final £300 million of the government’s £2 billion rescue package will support thousands of organisations in the run up to fuller reopening and beyond
A temporary export bar has been placed on a 500 year old late Gothic statuette of St Christopher worth £10 million
New rules will give museums and cultural institutions more protection when purchasing items for collections
Culture Minister Caroline Dinenage has stopped the export of ivory sculpture, 'Death of Cleopatra', carved by the artist Henri de Triqueti
Iconic arts venues and cultural organisations get £75 million boost from Government's Culture Recovery Fund with 70 per cent of awards outside London
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