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An export bar has been placed on a Union Flag that led the charge for the British at the Battle of Trafalgar
A temporary export bar has been placed on a manuscript journal detailing Captain John Narbrough’s expedition to Spanish America and the Pacific
The Secretary of State has appointed Grace Chan, Jonathan Douglas, Jon Gilchrist and Jo Verrent as National Council Members of Arts Council England
An export bar has been placed on The Devi Mahatmya - a series of paintings illustrating the tale of the Divine Mother of Hinduism
An export bar has been placed on Henri-Joseph François, Baron De Triqueti’s sculpture of Florence and Alice Campbell (1857).
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Pawlet Brookes MBE as the Midlands Area Chair for Arts Council England.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announces a new independent review of Arts Council England will launch in the new year
The Secretary of State has appointed Phil Stokes & Andrew Lovett as Board Members of Arts Council England from 01 December 2024 to 30 November 2028.
More than £86 million overall to be invested to develop world-class culture
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Secretary of State has appointed Annabel Turpin and Sally Shaw MBE as North and South East Area Chairs to Arts Council England for terms of four years.
Bradford will benefit from a cash boost of at least £10 million to kick off the city’s tenure as UK City of Culture in 2025 and help grow the economy, one of the Prime Minister’s five priorities.
Export bar placed on the relief to allow time for a UK institution to acquire the work
Arts Minister Lord Parkinson outlines why these criteria have endured for 70 years
A temporary export bar has been placed on a French Gothic ivory casket
A temporary export bar has been placed on a set of 120 original drawings of animals by Joseph Wolf
A temporary export bar has been placed on a painting titled A Young Teacher by Rebecca Solomon
Only Victoria Cross awarded to the Royal Air Force in Far East campaign could leave UK
A temporary export bar has been placed on The Cricketers (Ralph Izard & Friends) by Benjamin West, worth £1,215,000
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
A temporary export bar has been placed on a sledge flag from Captain Henry Kellett’s arctic expeditions
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A temporary export bar has been placed on a manuscript gifted to Queen Elizabeth I by Archbishop Matthew Parker
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