Lending Art to a Public Museum - Navigating the Issues for Private Client Professionals

Introduction

From the moment an artwork leaves its usual location to be featured in an exhibition until its return, it is exposed to the risk of loss or damage. Mechanisms designed to cover such loss or damage are available to qualifying loans of artworks to cultural institutions in the UK.

There also exist specific rules which a client lending an artwork to an exhibition needs to consider. For instance, for artworks subject to copyright protection in the UK, copyright laws may affect the marketing and publicity of the exhibition. Specific import and export rules can also apply. Lastly, some lenders will need to consider the risk of the artwork being seized whilst on loan.

This webinar will focus on loans, whether permanent or temporary, to public institutions in the UK.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• How copyright law affects the publicity and marketing of an exhibition
• How to manage the risk of loss or damage to artworks on loan and which mechanisms can be used to compensate for such loss or damage, should it occur
• UK import and export rules relevant to exhibitions
• The risk of an artwork being seized whilst on loan

This webinar was recorded on 6th November 2023