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UNESCO Convention on cultural diversity
Australia is a party to the UNESCO Convention to protect and promote the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
Cultural heritage
We protect national and international movable cultural heritage: we regulate exports and imports, and help museums, galleries and libraries acquire important cultural material. We help repatriate...
Exporting cultural property from Australia
A permit is needed to take significant cultural material out of Australia. We regulate the export of cultural material under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986.
The National Cultural Heritage Control List
The National Cultural Heritage Control List describes the type of material that may need an export permit.
Fossils and meteorites
Fossils and meteorites must be assessed for their significance before they can be taken out of Australia.
Fine and decorative art
You may need a permit to export some works of fine or decorative art from Australia.
Sporting trophies and memorabilia
You need a permit to take some trophies, sporting objects and memorabilia that are more than 30 years old out of Australia.
Laws and enforcement
In Australia, national and international cultural property is protected through the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986, which gives effect to the UNESCO Convention on the Means of...
Importing cultural heritage objects into Australia
Importing cultural material from foreign countries into Australia must comply with the laws of the foreign country and Australia.
Cultural Gifts Program valuers
Valuation of the market value of gifts donated under the Cultural Gifts Program must be carried out by approved valuers.
Cultural Gifts Program Expert Advisors
We seek advice from expert advisors to value gifts under the Cultural Gifts Program. Expressions of interest are always open for new expert advisors.
Domestic repatriation
The domestic Indigenous Repatriation Program returns Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestral remains and secret sacred objects held in major Australian museums to the communities they came...
International repatriation
The Australian Government seeks the unconditional return of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestral remains from overseas collections.
National Resting Place
2014 National Resting Place Consultation report
Cultural Gifts Program—Overview
The Cultural Gifts Program offers tax incentives to encourage people to donate cultural items to public art galleries, museums, libraries and archives in Australia.
Movable cultural heritage expert examiners
You can apply to be an expert examiner and assess the significance of cultural material.
Movable cultural heritage prohibited exports register
The Prohibited Exports Register lists cultural material that has been denied an export permit.
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.
