With over 14,000 works of art spanning five centuries, the Government Art Collection is the largest most dispersed collection of British art in the world. Two thirds of the Collection is on display in British Government buildings in nearly every capital city around the world. Dating from 1898, the Collection helps promote British art and history while contributing to cultural diplomacy.
Government Art Collection
Queen's Yard, 179A Tottenham Court Road, London, Greater London W1T 7PA England
gac@culture.gov.uk
020 7211 2425
https://artcollection.culture.gov.uk/Please remember to double-check the opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit
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07 March 2021
Happy #WorldBookDay! Where's your perfect reading spot? We like a comfy corner of our sofa, a warm blanket and a proper pageturner. And we will probably be wearing something less formal than Roger K Furse's 'Studious Sailor'! Image: Crown Copyright, UK https://t.co/2TjlyPhZEt
Artworks
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Scatter Black Prunella Clough (1919–1999) -
Trawl Net Prunella Clough (1919–1999) -
Grey Aspect 2 Prunella Clough (1919–1999) -
Trinity Selassie Church, Addis Ababa Anthony John Plowden Eyton (b.1923) -
White Roses Vanessa Bell (1879–1961) -
Hedgerow Elinor Bellingham-Smith (1906–1988) -
Girl in a Kimono Dennis Creffield (1931–2018) - 2,991 more
Stories
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Collection in focus: Government Art CollectionAdam Jackman
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Geoffrey Tibble's 'The Discussion'Tom Sutcliffe
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Antony Beevor on Eisenhower's portrait of MontgomeryAntony Beevor
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The versatility of Elizabeth BlackadderLydia Figes
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The Eurovision art contestLydia Figes
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