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Arts Minister Brandis announces new cultural agreement signed with Singapore

30 June 2015

Arts Minister Senator George Brandis has announced the signing of a significant cultural agreement between Australia and Singapore which will bring...

Meeting of Cultural Ministers

Prime Minister's Literary Awards

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...

Movable cultural heritage

Cultural material bought in Australia or overseas is protected by laws. Our role is to help you make sure that you buy, sell, import or export cultural objects legally.

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.

Movable cultural heritage expert examiners

You can apply to be an expert examiner and assess the significance of cultural material.

Fossils and meteorites

Fossils and meteorites must be assessed for their significance before they can be taken out of 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.

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.

Ancient opalised marine fossils headed for public display at the South Australian Museum

1 February 2012

Ancient opalised marine fossils are on public display at the South Australian Museum.

Powerhouse Museum secures rare Wedgewood vase inspired by colonial Australia

1 February 2012

The National Cultural Heritage Account helped Sydney's Powerhouse Museum buy a historically significant Wedgwood Swan Vase.

Unique Dame Nellie memorabilia goes under the hammer

3 April 2015

Unique Dame Nellie memorabilia goes under the hammer

Alexandra the final station for Malcolm Moore diesel locomotive

1 May 2012

The Malcolm Moore diesel locomotive GT–112–DH1 found a permanent home with the Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum, in Victoria.

Convict’s timekeeper seeing out its days at Port Macquarie Historical Museum

4 August 2015

The purchase of the sundial for permanent exhibition will assist in better interpretation of Port Macquarie's history as a British penal settlement...

National Library bringing archived Fairfax images to life

1 June 2012

The National Library of Australia is embarking on a ground-breaking project to conserve, catalogue and digitise 12,000 glass-plate negatives from...

Australian Cultural Heritage preserved

24 June 2015

The Australian Government has announced funding of $100,000 from the National Cultural Heritage Account for the purchase of a Collection of nine...

Indigenous Repatriation

The Australian Government supports the repatriation of ancestral remains and secret sacred objects to their communities of origin to help promote healing and reconciliation.