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An export bar has been placed on a Durbar set owned by Clive of India in order to give UK institutions an opportunity to acquire it for public display
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Sir Nicholas Serota has been reappointed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as Chair of Arts Council England for four years from 01 February 2021 to 31 January 2025.
Support for independent cinemas this Christmas reaches £16 million, as Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden announces grant awards for 201 cinemas across England from Penrith to Penzance
New rules will give museums and cultural institutions more protection when purchasing items for collections
Culture Minister Caroline Dinenage has stopped the export of ivory sculpture, 'Death of Cleopatra', carved by the artist Henri de Triqueti
Sir Mark Walport has been appointed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as theRoyal Society’s Trustee for the British Museum for four years from 01 December 2020 to 30 November 2024.
Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia has been reappointed by the Prime Minister as Trustee of the Tate for a four year period from 14 November 2020 to 13 November 2024.
Rosemary Leith and Katrin Henkel have been reappointed by the Prime Minister as Trustees of the National Gallery for a four year period from 29 November 2020 to 28 November 2024.
Mike Utley CB OBE and Edward Stringer have been appointed by the Prime Minister as Naval and RAF Trustees respectively of the Imperial War Museum for a four year period from 1 November 2020 to 31 October 2024.
Richard Johnston, Paul Cartwright, and Gary Kemp have been reappointed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as Trustees for the Theatres Trust for a three year period from 31 December 2020 to 30 De…
Lucinda Orr has been appointed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a Member of the Treasure Valuation Committee for five years from 21 October 2020 to 20 October 2025.
Tim Marlow has been reappointed by the Prime Minister as Trustee of the Imperial War Museum for a four year period from 30 October 2020 to 29 October 2024.
Mark Beard has been appointed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as the DCMS lay nominee to the Church Commissioners for England’s Mission, Pastoral & Church Property Committee for three year…
£165 million offered to organisations including the National Theatre, Southbank Centre, English National Opera and Royal Shakespeare Company who will be supported by major loans from the Culture Recovery Fund.
Marilyn Berk and Eric Ellul have been reappointed by the Prime Minister as Trustee of the Wallace Collection for four years from 9 January 2021 - 08 January 2025.
Move will ensure more significant artefacts are saved for the public
Paul Roberts has been reappointed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a Member of the ACE for four years from 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2024.
The Blackpool Tower Ballroom is the latest venue to receive a lifeline grant of £764,000 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund
Letter from Minister for Digital and Culture, Caroline Dinenage, stating her 'minded to' decision on public library provision in Bedford
Culture across the country benefits as 70 per cent of latest Culture Recovery funding awarded outside London
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