Government Art Collection


The Government Art Collection is a unique British cultural resource, which operates within the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Works of art from the Collection are displayed in British Government buildings both in the United Kingdom and around the world, playing a significant role in promoting British art and culture across diverse and international environments. Over 14,000 works – over two-thirds of the Collection – are now listed on our website. Whenever possible, we lend works of art to public exhibitions, both in the UK and abroad.
Venue Type:
Gallery, Museum
Additional info
Group tours are for established groups (maximum of 20 people each) and must be pre-booked. Visitor lunchtime tours are also available to book in advance - please see the 'Visit Us' page on our website http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/visit.html
Dating from 1898, the Government Art Collection now holds approximately 12,000 works of art by British artists in a variety of media, including paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, textiles and video works, from the sixteenth century to the present day.
Items from this collection
Collection details
Film and Media, Fine Art, Photography, World Cultures
Key artists and exhibits
- Artists represented in the Collection include John Constable, William Hogarth, Lucian Freud, Paul Nash, Barbara Hepworth, Michael Landy, Bridget Riley and Emma Kay.
Government Art Collection
Queens Yard, 179a Tottenham Court Road
London
Greater London
W1T 7PA
England
Website
Main website
YouTube site
www.youtube.com/user/GACpodcasts
Twitter page
Telephone
020 7211 2425
Fax
020 7211 2429
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