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Ownership of the Ministry of Defence Art Collection transferred to museums and public bodies in 2017.
A temporary export bar has been placed on Michael Rysbrack’s sculpture of two ‘putti’ supporting an architrave
How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.
The National Gallery houses the national collection of Western European painting from the 13th to 19th centuries. It cares for the collection, enhancing it for future generations, primarily by acquisition, and also studies it whilst encouraging access to the pictures...
A temporary export bar has been placed on Claude Lorrain’s Landscape with Rural Dance
An export bar has been placed on The Devi Mahatmya - a series of paintings illustrating the tale of the Divine Mother of Hinduism
The prohibitions and restrictions on the import of animal furs and skins into the UK and the export of salmon and trout.
How to apply for a licence to export cultural goods, including antiques, furniture and archaeological items.
The Wallace Collection is a national museum in an historic London town house. In 25 galleries, unsurpassed French 18th-century painting (including Old Masters), furniture, porcelain and a world class armoury are on display. Wallace Collection is an executive non-departmental public...
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...
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