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£4 million of public funding and private philanthropy to improve access to museums and galleries across the country
A temporary export bar has been placed on the historically significant archive of James Stirling
Six years on, communities across the country will come together to reflect on sacrifice and loss during the pandemic
A temporary export bar has been placed on a painting by the celebrated British contemporary artist Howard Hodgkin
The government has announced up to £150,000 cash boost for public libraries to support the National Year of Reading
The move will prevent unlicensed operators from sponsoring sports clubs, as part of wider measures to tackle illegal gambling market
A temporary export bar has been placed on Michael Rysbrack’s sculpture of two ‘putti’ supporting an architrave
A temporary export bar has been placed on an 18th century terracotta sculpture of a dog by Anne Damer
£1.5 billion will be invested in cultural organisations over a five-year period – turning the corner on underfunding over the last decade and more
A temporary export bar has been placed on Claude Lorrain’s Landscape with Rural Dance
A temporary export bar has been placed on a historically significant 18th century bust of John Gordon of Invergordon by Edmé Bouchardon
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
Communities invited to submit beloved traditions - from Highland dancing to Pancake Day - for recognition as UK living heritage.
An export bar has been placed on The Devi Mahatmya - a series of paintings illustrating the tale of the Divine Mother of Hinduism
New code will strengthen protections for players to mitigate against harm
An export bar has been placed on Henri-Joseph François, Baron De Triqueti’s sculpture of Florence and Alice Campbell (1857).
The National Covid Memorial Wall will be preserved to remember the lives lost during the pandemic.
Baroness Twycross gave the keynote speech at the charity, Libraries Connected, celebration event at Manchester Central Library to mark the 175th anniversary of the first ever Public Libraries Act
£20 million investment in civic museums to protect opening hours and jobs, as part of the government’s ongoing commitment to ensure museums can continue to tell our national story at a local level
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