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  • Culture Minister defers export on historic William IV cabinet made for collector William Beckford

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a William IV cabinet on stand.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Turner masterpiece under threat of permanent export

    Ed Vaizey places a temporary export bar on Modern Rome - Campo Vaccino.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New support programme for libraries

    Ed Vaizey, the Culture Minister, today moved to secure a place for libraries at the heart of the Big Society

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Chair of Gambling Commission appointed

    Philip Graf has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Gambling Commission.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Export bar for 19th Century eccentric's 'remarkable' cabinet

    Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a William IV oak cabinet made for millionaire collector William Beckford.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Culture Minister defers export of Jan de Bray painting

    Temporary export bar on David and the Return of the Ark of the Covenant

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MLA responsibilities to transfer

    Arts Council England to take on museums and libraries role from 1 October.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Jeremy Hunt launches Plus Tate

    Tate’s new collaborative initiative for the visual arts.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Long lost painting by Watteau under threat of export

    Ed Vaizey places temporary export bar on La Surprise.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 16th century painting could be lost from the UK

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a painting by the Spanish artist Luis de Morales.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Future Libraries Programme

    Ed Vaizey announces first ten areas taking part.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First ten areas to join future library programme announced

    Communities will have the chance to test drive an ambitious change programme for libraries Culture Minister, Ed Vaizey announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Armouries Chair appointment

    Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, has appointed Wesley Irwin Paul as Chair of the Royal Armouries.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Art of Harmony

    Ed Vaizey opens combined V&A and Horniman Museum music collection.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Museums given last chance to purchase portrait said to be by Rubens

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on Portrait of a Young Woman

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Export bar on 18th century silver cistern

    Last chance to keep British Ambassador’s wine cistern in the UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The National Archives will take on the leadership role for the archives sector

    Support and leadership for the UK’s archive sector will transfer to The National Archives (TNA) from April 2012 after closure of the MLA.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First 10 areas to join future library programme announced

    Communities around the country will have chance to test drive ambitious change programme for libraries, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Exquisite 16th Century painting, The Virgin and Child, by Luis de Morales is on the verge of being lost from the UK

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a 16th Century painting by Luis de Morales, The Virgin and Child.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lottery funding for regional filmmakers

    Creative England opens two new funds to support development of regional filmmaking talent.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government