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Silverdale Viking Hoard just one of many interesting public discoveries.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
National treasures worth over £3.7 million were saved from export in the last year and purchased for public collections across the UK
Outstanding treasures saved from export for the public to enjoy.
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a painting by Edouard Manet, Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus.
Culture Minister defers export of stunning impressionist painting.
Government publishes its response to the Next Gen report.
Teaching of ICT and computer science in schools needs reform
Registration opens soon for competition run by Abertay University, TIGA and Technology Strategy Board programme IC Tomorrow.
The first ever national plan for music education – “The Importance of Music” – will enable every child to have the chance to learn to play a musical instrument for at least a term and ideally for a year by transforming the w…
New website will inform eAccessibility Action Plan and aims to promote best practice.
New website allowing disabled people to tell government and business how to make the internet more accessible launched by Ed Vaizey.
Beckford Tower Trust successfully secures rare piece
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Culture Minister places temporary export bar on significant and rare items.
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a pair of Italian console tables.
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a sculpture by John Nost the Elder, The Crouching Venus.
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a North Italian Empire Athenienne.
Arts Council England (ACE) has set out details of how it will invest £440 million of strategic funding between 2012 and 2015.
New Code of Practice sets out measures to help parents block inappropriate online content.
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