Government Art Collection

[Government Art Collection @GovArtCol]

@SebxstianMoore @hmtreasury @RachelReevesMP @SergiiMarchenk3 @Keir_Starmer @10DowningStreet Hi, yes of course it's 'Head' by Margaret Maran. You can read more about the work on our website: https://t.co/barEzIaiLO

[Paintings of London @PaintingsLondon]

'Oxford Circus Underground Station' (1905) by Maxwell Ashby Armfield

(Government Art Collection)

[The Superpower of Looking @SuperpowerLook]

This discussion follows the recent launch of a major study into visual literacy, Picture This: The Robson Orr Visual Literacy Research Initiative. The project is funded by Sybil Robson Orr and Matthew Orr, in collaboration with @GovArtCol, Art UK and @OxfordDeptofEd.

[The Superpower of Looking @SuperpowerLook]

#TheSuperpowerOfLooking featured on @BBCRadio4 Front Row last night.

Project originator Alison Cole, Teacher Champion Mandy Barrett (@GomersalArt) & Robert Klassen from @OxfordDeptofEd discussed the importance of visual literacy.

Listen on BBC Sounds 👉 https://t.co/c8beDrhzZa

[Government Art Collection @GovArtCol]

Join GAC curator Dr Laura-Maria Popoviciu at @NPGLondon discussing the legacy of Ada Lovelace on 14 February. Laura will be joined in conversation with the Director of Collections and Research at the Wallace Collection, Dr Alison Smith.

Book via: https://t.co/pFQKLLtz6C

[Art UK @artukdotorg]

It's #InternationalMigrantsDay

These #LearningResources explore the stories of people who have left their homes and moved to another country 👉 https://t.co/MoQrV6RkEw

'Displacement' by Mohammed Sami (b.1984) © the artist. 📷 @GovArtCol

[Department for Culture, Media and Sport @DCMS]

125 years of showcasing British creativity and culture on a global stage, but how much do you really know about @GovArtCol collections?

What is the tallest? And how tall is it?

WATCH to find out ⬇️

[Embajada Británica en Argentina @UKinArgentina]

¡125 años de la @GovArtCol! 🖼️🎉

Para celebrar el aniversario, destacamos la obra de William Elliot de 1791 que está exhibida en la Residencia de la Embajadora @AmbKirstyHayes.

Es una de las 15.000 piezas de la colección que está expuesta en más de 125 países. 🎨🌎

#GAC125

[Government Art Collection @GovArtCol]

It's our 125th birthday 🎉 To celebrate we have two exhibitions opening in 2025:

👱 I Am Me at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery 31 Jan – 5 May 2025 @bradfordmuseums @bradford2025
👑 The Coronation Commissions exhibition at The National Archives @UkNatArchives 2 May – 2 Nov 2025

[Government Art Collection @GovArtCol]

@ChrisTrott What a wonderful choice of artwork! Thank you for sharing 💫

[Government Art Collection @GovArtCol]

@ukinserbia @EAFergusonUK Great choice thank you for sharing!

[UK in Serbia @ukinserbia]

The Government Art Collection is 125 years old today! To celebrate #GAC125 here is ‘Sir George Lloyd Hodges KCB’ (c.1840) from an anonymous 19th century British Painter. It’s one of the 15,000 works of art that the GAC has put on display in over 125 countries – including Serbia!

[Chris Trott @ChrisTrott]

In my mind, @GovArtCol serves 3 purposes. For its beauty; to showcase work of british artists; and to be a talking point. Bling! Henry does all three. It is the work of Stephen Farthing, it is gloriously colourful on high white walls and ... https://t.co/vHMg952tqQ

[Paintings of London @PaintingsLondon]

'The River Thames from Wandsworth Bridge' by
Charles Ernest Butler (1864–1933)

(Government Art Collection)

[Art UK @artukdotorg]

We’re excited to take part in Picture This: The Robson Orr Visual Literacy Research Initiative 📣

The project will measure how observation of artworks can support student's visual literacy development 👉 https://t.co/xinzOSrFRm

@govartcol @OxfordDeptofEd @SuperpowerLook

[OldLondonNow @oldlondonnow]

Horse Guards Parade #London
Once the tilting yard of Whitehall Palace.
(Knights Jousting Tournaments took place here during the reign of Henry VIII )
John Chapman.
⁦@GovArtCol⁩

[Art UK @artukdotorg]

Is it rain or snow where you are today? ❄️

1) 'In the Rain' by Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997) © the artist's estate / @BridgemanImages 📷 @GovArtCol

2) 'Snow in London' by Richard W. Marriott (1902–1942) 📷 Worthing Museum and Art Gallery

[Government Art Collection @GovArtCol]

Back in 2022, we sat down with multi-disciplinary artist Christopher Samuel to discuss art and access for #DisabilityHistoryMonth.

The GAC acquired 3 works by Samuel in 2021 as part of Art X-UK. Learn more and read the full interview here: https://t.co/UAyyNAEUbs

[OldLondonNow @oldlondonnow]

Panorama of #London from the Bowling Green #Islington ( Thomas Bowles 1712 - 1767 ⁦@GovArtCol⁩ )
In the foreground the New River Head Upper Pond.

[Government Art Collection @GovArtCol]

This week's #OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg theme is flowers for @MK_Gallery's Vanessa Bel exhibition 🌸

We think we... rose to the occasion with John Nash's Summer Flowerpiece from the Collection that currently hangs in the UK embassy in Rome 💐