Heritage

Movable cultural heritage

The National Cultural Heritage Account

About The National Cultural Heritage Account

The National Cultural Heritage Account helps Australian cultural organisations acquire Australian protected objects, as defined by the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 (PMCH Act). Its purpose is to encourage organisations to buy nationally significant objects that they could not otherwise afford, with the intention that they be preserved and made accessible to the public.

Funding from the Account assists organisations that cannot raise the full purchase price for an Australian protected object.

Account-funded Australian protected objects

What objects are eligible and who can apply

How much funding can I request

Funding assistance is provided on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Minister, generally after considering the advice of the National Cultural Heritage Committee.

Contacts

More information:
Cultural Property Section
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6274 1810
Fax: (02) 6274 2731
Email: movable.heritage@environment.gov.au

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Items seized under Movable Cultural Heritage laws and returned to Chinese government in September 2005. Photo: Mark Mohell.