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Ownership of the Ministry of Defence Art Collection transferred to museums and public bodies in 2017.
The Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (RCEWA) advises the government on the export of cultural property. If an artwork is sold to a foreign buyer, it also advises on whether to...
Find out if you’re an art market participant and need to register with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional.
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.
The government has temporarily banned a Rembrandt painting worth £71 million from being taken out of the UK permanently
Visitors to Salisbury River Park can now explore a new artwork trail and family treasure trail, featuring pieces created by local and regional artists.
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