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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.
More than £86 million overall to be invested to develop world-class culture
Report treasure finds to the local coroner within 14 days - items officially defined as treasure, Portable Antiquities Scheme, inquest, valuation, rewards
A checklist for artists, specialists, museum professionals, exhibitors or businesses working or touring in an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Find out if you qualify for Museums and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief for Corporation Tax and what you can claim.
Find a voluntary or paid position with public bodies, such as non-executive director, trustee, members of advisory council.
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...
The museums and schools programme provides educational museum visits for school pupils in areas with lower than average cultural engagement.
Application guidance for the DCMS/Wolfson Fund, which is launching a new round of funding worth £4 million over the next two years.
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A / VAM) is the world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. Named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, it was founded in 1852, and...
This series brings together all documents relating to DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries statistics
Find out which admission charges to cultural exhibitions and events are exempt from VAT.
Opened in 1901, the Horniman was designed in the Arts and Crafts style. It was founded by Frederick Horniman, who had inherited his father’s tea business, which by 1891 had become the world’s biggest tea trading company. It specialises in...
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A report exploring the use of discrete choice modelling using a contingent valuation study to provide guidance for valuing the benefits of museum improvements.
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