Part 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcements Act 2007 provides immunity from seizure for cultural objects which are loaned from overseas to temporary public exhibitions in approved museums or galleries in the UK where conditions are met when the object enters the UK:
- The object is usually kept outside the UK
- The object is not owned by a person who is resident in the UK
- The import of the object does not contravene any law
- The object is brought into the UK for the purpose of a temporary public exhibition at an approved museum or gallery
- The museum or gallery has published information about the object where required to do so by Regulations.
- The Fitzwilliam Museum has gained approved status under Section 136 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, Part 6 of which provides immunity from seizure for cultural objects on loan from abroad in temporary exhibitions in museums.
For further information refer to the act or the Arts Council website.
Immunity from Seizure
Due Diligence
The Fitzwilliam Museum's Due Diligence procedures statement
Enquiries
Registrar's team, Fitzwilliam Museum Tel: +44 (0)1223 331628
Exhibition due diligence
Lists of objects proposed for protection under Part 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (protection of cultural objects on loan).
Glenn Ligon: All Over The Place
PDF 9.08MB
Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body
PDF 2.55MB
William Blake’s Universe
PDF 161.90kB
Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance
PDF 1.22MB
Real Families: Stories of Change
PDF 5.82MB
Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean
PDF 3.65MB
Defaced! Money, Conflict, Protest
PDF 554.81kB
Degas: A Passion for Perfection
PDF 400.60kB
Death on the Nile
PDF 118.85kB
Vermeer's Women: Secrets and Silence
JPEG 158.15kB
Incoming loan due diligence
Lists of objects proposed for protection under Part 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (protection of cultural objects on loan).