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Export bar placed on Iron Age gold brooches to allow time for a UK institution to acquire them.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Lord Parkinson speech from the launch of the British Art Market Federation’s new economic report: ‘The British Art Market in 2023’.
A temporary export bar has been placed on William Hogarth’s painting Taste in High Life.
Export bar placed on the manuscript, formerly owned by French and English royalty to allow time for a UK institution to acquire it for the nation.
A temporary export bar has been placed on a walrus ivory carving of the Deposition from the Cross so a domestic buyer can be found.
Library book loan payment scheme updated to benefit authors enabling authors to earn up to £6,600 from loans of their books from libraries.
Guidance published to advise custodians facing calls for the removal of heritage assets in their care or ownership.
Letter from Minister for Arts and Heritage, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, stating the Secretary of State's 'minded to' decision on public library provision in Calderdale
The official London blue plaque scheme which commemorates the residencies of notable figures will be expanded across England.
Export bar placed on £2.9 million chandelier to allow time for a UK institution to acquire the work
The government has appointed a new panel of 22 experts to support the development of the cultural education plan.
The Government is today launching a consultation on proposed changes to the Public Lending Right Scheme to ensure authors are paid their fair share when their work is enjoyed by library users.
Export bar placed on Tipu Sultan of Mysore’s Flintlock Sporting Gun to allow time for a UK institution or buyer to acquire it
A new, independent report has revealed that the Government’s unprecedented £1.57 billion package of emergency cultural funding during the pandemic was delivered efficiently, helping support nearly 220,000 jobs and 5,000 orga…
A painting by Philip de László of two Indian soldiers who served in the First World War is at risk of leaving the UK unless a domestic buyer can be found.
Lord Parkinson, Minister for Arts and Heritage, delivered a keynote speech at the 2023 Heritage Day, hosted by the Heritage Alliance.
Export bar placed on autograph manuscript poem in ancient Greek signed and dated 16 June 1792 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
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