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The government has temporarily blocked ‘The Resurrection of the Good and the Bad’ by Stanley Spencer, a painting considered pivotal in the development of British Modernism, from being taken out of the UK permanently.
Arts Council England champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences to enrich people’s lives. It supports a range of activities across the arts, museums and libraries - from theatre to digital art - rea…
The government has temporarily blocked an Anglo-Saxon mount from being taken out of the UK permanently
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Dawn Airey CBE as Chair of Arts Council England for a term of 4 years starting on 1 August 2026.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
The results of the Participation Survey, covering the period from May 2023 to March 2024.
Activity and provision by libraries across England, including the number of attendees/borrowers.
A temporary export bar has been placed on two prehistoric handaxes representing some of the oldest human settlements in Britain
The Secretary of State has appointed Grace Chan, Jonathan Douglas, Jon Gilchrist and Jo Verrent as National Council Members of Arts Council England
The sixty second annual report from the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest
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