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‘Going to Market, Early Morning’ by Thomas Gainsborough is at risk of leaving UK shores.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries report a record breaking 50 million visits last year
Arts Minister Helen Whately leads call to save £3.5 million work for the nation
Investment will drive local growth, support young people, and reinforce culture’s role at the heart of communities
Monet’s 1908 work ‘Le Palais Ducal’ is at risk of being lost abroad unless a UK buyer can be found
UK national collection items were seen by more than 33 million extra people around the globe
Festivals taking place in Edinburgh and the hard work of people behind the scenes were celebrated at the reception, hosted by Lord Duncan of Springbank.
JMW Turner’s famous work The Dark Rigi, the Lake of Lucerne at risk of export
A portrait of the greatest male ballet dancer of the early twentieth century, Vaslav Nijinsky, is at risk of export
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Prime Minister has reappointed Joanna Kennedy as a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery for four years from 15 June 2019.
Arts Minister Michael Ellis has placed a temporary export bar on a 17th century baroque cabinet by Roman maker Giacomo Herman.
The Prime Minister has extended the term of Dexter Dalwood as a trustee of the National Gallery by one year from 9 February 2019.
The Secretary of State has appointed Sarah Dean, David Fleming and Max Steinberg as Trustees of the National Museums Liverpool, each for a for a term of four years commencing on 1 March 2019.
The Prime Minister has reappointed Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope and Jeremy Penn as Trustees of the Royal Museums Greenwich, both for four year terms, commencing on 1 February 2019.
The Prime Minister has appointed Ray Macfarlane as the Scotland Trustee of the Heritage Memorial Fund/The National Lottery Heritage Fund Board (formerly Heritage Memorial Fund/Heritage Lottery Fund) for a term of t…
The Prime Minister has appointed Margaret MacMillan as the Academic Trustee of the Imperial War Museum for a term of four years, commencing on 1 February 2019.
New plans will redefine treasure and prevent sale of unreported finds.
The Prime Minister has appointed Douglas Gurr as a Trustee of the National Gallery for a term of four years, commencing on 23 January 2019.
The Prime Minister has reappointed Nicholas Coleridge as Chair of the Victoria and Albert Museum for a term of four years, commencing on 1 November 2019.
The Prime Minister has reappointed Hilary Newiss and Simon Patterson as Trustees of the Natural History Museum each for a term of four years, commencing on 5 January 2019.
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