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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 are 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.
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.
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...
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. ContactPhone: 02 6271 7106Email: cgp.mail@arts.gov.au AddressCultural Gifts ProgramDepartment of Communications and the ArtsGPO Box 2154Canberra ACT 2601
