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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Find out how to value your goods to help when working out the VAT due when importing goods into the UK.
Soane’s is the idiosyncratic house-museum of the great Neo-Classical architect Sir John Soane (1753 – 1837). The house still displays his collection of antiquities, furniture, models and paintings in the same state in which they were left at the time...
When and how you need to register your item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
National Museums Liverpool (NML) is a diverse group of museums and galleries. Its collections are among the most important and varied in Europe, and contain everything from Impressionist paintings and rare beetles to a lifejacket from the Titanic and artefacts...
How to apply for a licence to export cultural goods, including antiques, furniture and archaeological items.
Product Safety Report for 12 Colors/Set Mini Finger Painting Tool Kit sold via AliExpress presenting a serious toxicological hazard as the paint contains lead which is prohibited and illegal levels of N-Nitrosamines and N-Nitrosatable substances.
Supplementary Report of the Spoliation Advisory Panel in respect of an oil painting by John Constable 'Beaching a Boat, Brighton' now in the possession of the Tate Gallery. This Report supplements the Panel's Report of 26 March 2014 (HC 1016)
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Jeremy Donegan and Mrs Evelyn Flint FRICS (Valuer Member) on 23 May 2023
Find out which disposals of assets from historic houses are within the scope of VAT.
A checklist for artists, specialists, museum professionals, exhibitors or businesses working or touring in an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
The British High Commission and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) in Pakistan launched a painting and a writing competition titled ‘Shape the Future’
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
Lord Parkinson addressed the Annual Banquet of the Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars to champion the arts and heritage sector.
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