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How UK museums and galleries can arrange to protect exhibits on loan from abroad from court-ordered seizure.
Guidance from DCMS on how museums, galleries and other public buildings can prepare for an emergency or disaster.
You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you’re permanently importing museum and gallery exhibits into the UK.
Find out which museums or galleries that offer free admission are eligible for refunds under the VAT Refund Scheme.
Find out if you qualify for Museums and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief for Corporation Tax and what you can claim.
Application guidance for the DCMS/Wolfson Fund, which is launching a new round of funding worth £4 million over the next two years.
The British Museum (BM) was the first national public museum in the world. Its permanent collection, over 8 million works, is amongst the largest and most comprehensive in existence and originates from every continent, illustrating and documenting the story of...
The museums and schools programme provides educational museum visits for school pupils in areas with lower than average cultural engagement.
This series brings together all documents relating to DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries statistics
This series brings together all documents relating to the DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries annual performance indicators
Deciding what you need from a hosting supplier and how to choose a supplier that meets that need.
This guide outlines how departments should evaluate a hosting business case, particularly before beginning the spend control process.
The Royal Naval Museum, in Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard, is one of Britain’s oldest maritime museums. The Museum’s aim is to preserve and present the history of the ‘Fleet’ - the ships and the men and women who manned them. RNM...
This page brings together research, guidance and estimates to help government and private organisations consider the value of culture and heritage capital.
A checklist for artists, specialists, museum professionals, exhibitors or businesses working or touring in an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
The Imperial War Museum (IWM) is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from World War 1 to the present day. It provides for, and encourages, the study and understanding of the history of...
This guidance contains sources of support available to sponsors.
Located in London’s East End, the Museum of the Home depicts the quintessential style of English middle-class living rooms. Its collections of furniture, textiles, paintings and decorative arts are displayed in a series of period rooms from 1600 to the...
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