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Government Art Collection

Government Art Collection

Government Art Collection

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3,034 artworks

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With over 14,700 works of art spanning five centuries, the Government Art Collection is the 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.

Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place, London, Greater London SW1A 2BL England

The premises of the Government Art Collection are in London. These are not normally open to visitors, however, free evening tours for established groups take place three times a month. Approximately one third of the Collection is on site at any time – the other two-thirds is displayed in British Government buildings in the UK and abroad. See website for booking details of tours, other public events and for more information about the works of art in the Collection.

https://artcollection.culture.gov.uk/

Artworks

  • Quiet Rooms
    Quiet Rooms David Remfry (b.1942)
    Government Art Collection
  • Bathers by a Green Bank
    Bathers by a Green Bank John Keith Vaughan (1912–1977)
    Government Art Collection
  • Pier Pop Hop
    Pier Pop Hop Jeffery Camp (1923–2020)
    Government Art Collection
  • Shaman
    Shaman Elizabeth Magill (b.1959)
    Government Art Collection
  • Masks
    Masks Dan Perfect (b.1965)
    Government Art Collection
  • Untitled
    Untitled Vicken Parsons (b.1957)
    Government Art Collection
  • The Lure of the Lepidopterist
    The Lure of the Lepidopterist Jack Milroy (b.1938)
    Government Art Collection
  • 3,027 more

Artists

  • Sir John Tomes (1815–1895)
    Carlile Henry Hayes Macartney (1842–1924)
  • Choosing the Wedding Gown
    William Mulready (1786–1863)
  • Composition II
    Carolyn Stafford (b.1935)
  • Scene in Italy
    L. del Greco
  • Summer '97
    Madelynn Mae Green (b.1993)
  • Poppies with Sunflowers
    Michael Thompson
  • Perspectives
    Anne McNair
  • Alderman Richard Padmore (1789–1881)
    Edgar George Papworth Junior (1832–1927)
  • Thomas Bowles (1712–1767)
  • View from a House, Autumn
    Sebastian Carr (b.1928)

Stories

Curations

  • Brighton, Regency Square
    Showcase
    Art Unlocked: Government Art Collection

    6 artworks curated by Chantal Condron, Curator

  • The Road to Wittenham Clumps near Oxford
    Showcase
    20th Century Spotlight: Government Art Collection: Mann to Youngman

    99 artworks curated by David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets

  • Ham Ponds
    Showcase
    20th Century Spotlight: Government Art Collection: Fairclough to Lunn

    81 artworks curated by David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets

  • Tall Spike Form
    Showcase
    20th Century Spotlight: Government Art Collection: Adams to Eyton

    83 artworks curated by David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets

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