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An export bar has been placed on the statue to allow time for a UK institution to acquire the work
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Incredibly rare sixteenth century work has been acquired by National Museums NI
Arts Minister Lord Parkinson outlines why these criteria have endured for 70 years
Arts Minister Lord Parkinson outlines government support for the Arts and Creative Industries
33 museums and galleries across England are set to receive a share of £4 million from DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund
A temporary export bar has been placed on a French Gothic ivory casket
A temporary export bar has been placed on a set of 120 original drawings of animals by Joseph Wolf
A temporary export bar has been placed on a sledge flag from Captain Henry Kellett’s arctic expeditions
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A temporary export bar has been placed on a manuscript gifted to Queen Elizabeth I by Archbishop Matthew Parker
Experienced former journalist and government adviser will help generate new ideas to improve library service and provision
The Government Art Collection is launching a new five-year acquisitions project with contemporary visual arts networks from across the country
VAT refund scheme encourages museums and galleries to provide free entry and open up access to works in collections
The cockerel jug has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance and was gifted to the UK Prime Minister during visit to Kyiv with President Zelensky
A temporary export bar has been placed on the painting ‘Self-Portrait as a Knight, with a horse, an easel with painter’s palette and a page’ by Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli also known as ‘il Morazzone’
A temporary export bar has been placed on Algernon Marsden by Jacques Joseph 'James' Tissot
A temporary export bar has been placed on Confirmation (c. 1637-40) by Nicolas Poussin
Millions of people expected to attend events covered by the scheme
Lord Parkinson delivered a speech at the Venice Biennale, celebrating the British Pavilion, Sonia Boyce’s artwork and Britain's vibrant art scene
A temporary export bar has been placed on View of Verona with the Ponte delle Navi by Bernardo Bellotto
A temporary export bar has been placed on Ferme Normande, Été (Hattenville) by Paul Cézanne
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