Objects on loanProtection from seizure for loans to exhibitions

Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam

Objects borrowed for the exhibition Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam (26 January – 15 April 2012) will be recommended for protection under Part 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (protection of cultural objects on loan). 

List of loan objects (pdf)

Treasures of Heaven: saints, relics and devotion in medieval Europe

Objects borrowed for the exhibition Treasures of Heaven: saints, relics and devotion in medieval Europe (23 June – 9 October 2011) will be recommended for protection under Part 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (protection of cultural objects on loan). 

List of loan objects (pdf)

Journey through the afterlife: ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

Objects borrowed for the exhibition Journey through the afterlife: ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead (4 November 2010 – 6 March 2011) will be recommended for protection under Part 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (protection of cultural objects on loan). 

List of loan objects (pdf)

Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler

Objects borrowed for the exhibition Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler (24 September 2009 – 24 January 2010) will be recommended for protection under Part 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (protection of cultural objects on loan).

List of loan objects (pdf)

Shah ʿAbbas: The Remaking of Iran

Objects borrowed for the exhibition Shah ʿAbbas: The Remaking of Iran (19 February – 14 June 2009) will be recommended for protection under Part 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (protection of cultural objects on loan).

List of loan objects (pdf)

Hajj certificate (detail). 17th–18th century AD. Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art (Khalili Family Trust).

Hajj certificate (detail). 17th–18th century AD. Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art (Khalili Family Trust).


For more information, please contact:

David McNeff
Head of Loans section
The British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG

Email: dmcneff@britishmuseum.org