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A temporary export bar has been placed on a 500 year old late Gothic statuette of St Christopher worth £10 million
Culture Minister stops export of ten hand-drawn maps depicting the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588
His Majesty King Charles III spoke at the Federal President's state banquet, during the King's 2023 state visit to Germany, his first state visit abroad.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will welcome Angela Merkel to Chequers for her final visit as German Chancellor.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a statement at a joint press conference with the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz.
The UK Government will call for stronger efforts to return Nazi-looted art to its original owners at the first European conference dedicated to the issue in five years.
Incredibly rare study by Dutch artist Lucas van Leyden is at risk of being sold abroad unless a UK buyer can be found
A temporary export bar has been placed on an early 17th century manuscript of lute music, containing almost 100 never-seen-before pieces
Arts Minister steps in to prevent rare study from export.
A painting by official war artist John Singer Sargent, is at risk of export unless a UK buyer can be found to match the £5,750,000 + VAT asking price.
Arts Minister Michael Ellis has placed a temporary export bar on a 17th century baroque cabinet by Roman maker Giacomo Herman.
Arts Minister Michael Ellis announces temporary export bar so that a buyer can be found for 16th century casket worth £750,000.
A speech by HRH The Prince of Wales at the Central Remembrance Ceremony at the German parliament marking the country's National Day of Mourning for victims of war.
Arts minister steps in to prevent painting from export.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly hosted German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in London for the first annual UK-Germany Strategic Dialogue.
A temporary export bar has been placed on two 17th century ivory statuettes by Balthasar Permoser
A temporary export bar has been placed on a rare Meissen Böttger stoneware figure.
Remarks by the Chancellor at the opening of the meeting of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in the Frauenkirche, Dresden.
Report of the Spoliation Advisory Panel in respect of a painting held by the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford (HC 890)
First published during the 2005 to 2010 Labour government
Report of the Spoliation Advisory Panel in respect of three drawings now in the possession of the Courtauld Institute of Art (HC 200)
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