Ancestors return home
27 August 2018
Eight Australian Indigenous ancestors have been returned home from Sweden.
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Return of ammonite fossil to Algeria
19 September 2018
The Australian Government has returned a culturally significant ammonite fossil to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria today.
250th anniversary of Captain Cook's voyage to Australia
Provides information about the Australian Government's package of measures to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of James Cook's first voyage to Australia and the Pacific.
Protecting movable cultural heritage fact-sheet
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In Australia, national and foreign cultural heritage is protected by our laws. Australian cultural property objects are significant to the nation’s identity. It is important all cultural heritage...
New cultural heritage fact sheet
23 October 2018
We have released a new fact sheet to raise awareness in the broader community about how movable cultural heritage is protected in Australia.
Celebrating 40 years of giving cultural gifts
7 December 2018
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Cultural Gifts Program that provides incentives for donors to gift art and cultural property to public...
Protecting our cultural property
17 December 2018
To stay at the forefront of protecting Australia’s cultural property, we have updated the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Regulations 2018.
Rare Tasmanian tiger skin preserved
31 January 2019
The Government has provided $125,000 to the National Museum of Australia to purchase a rare female Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) pelt.
Funding for antique linked with bushrangers
6 February 2019
The Orange Regional Museum received $90,000 to assist with the purchase of an ornamental centrepiece, the Campbell epergne.
Mapping Australia and the Pacific
8 February 2019
Our latest video takes a look inside the Cook and the Pacific exhibition at the National Library of Australia.
Cultural Gifts Program
The Cultural Gifts Program offers tax incentives to encourage people to donate cultural items to public art galleries, museums, libraries and archives in Australia.
Cultural Gifts Program
July 01, 2016 00:00 AEST to June 30, 2017 00:00 AEST
The Cultural Gifts Program offers tax incentives to encourage people to donate cultural items to public art galleries, museums, libraries and archives in Australia.
Cultural Gifts Program valuers
Gifts donated under the Cultural Gifts Program must have their value assessed by approved valuers.
Information for donors
Do you have an item of cultural significance you would like to gift to an Australian gallery, museum, library or archive?
Participating Institutions
Information for Australian institutions participating in the Cultural Gifts Program.
Register of Cultural Organisations (ROCO)—Organisations and funds as of February 2019
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Register of Cultural Organisations (ROCO)—Organisations and funds as of 26 February 2019.
Fine and decorative art
You may need a permit to export some works of fine or decorative art from Australia.
National Cultural Heritage Committee
The National Cultural Heritage Committee assesses applications for export permits and funding applications from the National Cultural Heritage Account. It also advises the Minister for the Arts.
The National Cultural Heritage Control List
The National Cultural Heritage Control List describes the type of material that may need an export permit.
