With over 13,500 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 round 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 7580 9120
http://www.gac.culture.gov.ukPlease remember to double-check the opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit
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21 August 2019
Last week to catch the Frank Bowling retrospective @Tate, don't miss it! Listen to Frank discussing his work including the GAC's painting Kaieteurtoo in our interview with him from 2009. https://t.co/F3yNeoLosY Frank Bowling / courtesy Rollo Contemporary Art https://t.co/IDApZC5j7j
Artworks
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Oxford Circus Underground Station Maxwell Ashby Armfield (1881–1972) -
Alton Peters Craigie Ronald John Aitchison (1926–2009) -
Bride of the Sea Eileen Agar (1899–1991) -
Bird Garden with Intestinal Self Portrait Samira Abbassy (b.1965) -
No. 2 Untitled Barrie Cook (b.1929) -
Girl in a Kimono Dennis Creffield (1931–2018) -
Still Life with Fish Mary Fedden (1915–2012) - 2,965 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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