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Why does the Government have an art collection? What does it collect? Why is the Collection spread across the world?
Find out where you can see the Government Art Collection, through loans to exhibitions and collections across the UK.
Every year, the Government Art Collection showcases the collection of a gallery outside London in 10 Downing Street. This year’s display comes from the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle.
Celebrate Women’s History Month with three works recently added to the collection by female artists who are shaping the face of British art.
To mark February's LGBTQ+ History Month, let's take a look at a few historical examples in the Collection which illustrate attitudes and perceptions of queer relationships and gender in early modern England.
An artist whose work recently became part of the Government Art Collection, Rita Keegan is a key but overlooked figure in the history of Black British art. Keegan talks about her childhood, her start as an artist and how her identity has shaped the art she creates.
We sat down with artist Christopher Samuel to discuss art and access for Disability History Month.
In 2008, Lucian Freud came to the headquarters of the Government Art Collection to revisit his work Welsh Landscape, painted between 1939 and 1940.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is responsible for protecting and promoting the UK’s interests worldwide. In 2022, new works of art from the Government Art Collection went up on the walls of its iconic building in London.
Celebrate South Asian Heritage Month (17 July – 18 August) with artworks in the Collection by artists from the South Asian diaspora.
75 years ago, Sir Horace Phillips – the first British Jewish career ambassador – entered the diplomatic service. A new display of works from the Government Art Collection in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office celebrates his life and career.