A self-portrait of Van Gogh wearing a green coat, a blue hat with a black trim, and a bandaged left ear. A Japanese print and an easel can be seen behind him.

Immunity from Seizure

The Courtauld Gallery is able to provide immunity from seizure under Part 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.  This Act provides protection from seizure for cultural objects from abroad on loan to temporary exhibitions in approved museums and galleries in the UK.

Conditions

The object is usually kept outside the UK

  • It is not owned by a person resident in the UK
  • Its import does not contravene any import regulations
  • It is brought to the UK for public display in a temporary exhibition at a museum or gallery
  • The borrowing museum or gallery is approved under the Act
  • The borrowing museum has published information about the object

For further enquiries, please contact Abi Pole, Registrar of Exhibitions and Programme Manager,
(tel: 00 44 (0)203 947 7616)

Copyright Notice: no images from these pages should be reproduced without permission

Immunity from Seizure for Current Exhibitions

Immunity from seizure: Fuseli and the Modern Woman: Fashion, Fantasy, Fetishism, The Courtauld Gallery 14 October 2022 to 8 January 2023 (Pdf)

Immunity from Seizure for Past Exhibitions

Immunity from Seizure: Edvard Munch. Masterpieces from Bergen, The Courtauld Gallery, 27 May - 4 September 2022 (pdf) Immunity from Seizure: Van Gogh. Self-Portraits, The Courtauld Gallery, 3 February - 8 May 2022 (pdf) Immunity from Seizure: Soutine’s Portraits: Waiters, Cooks and Bellhops, The Courtauld Gallery, 19 October 2017 - 21 January 2018 (PDF) Immunity from Seizure: Antoine Caron: Drawing for Catherine de Medici The Courtauld Gallery, 18 January - 15 April 2018 (PDF)

Citations