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RT @PaintingsLondon: 'Oxford Circus Underground Station' (1905) by Maxwell Ashby Armfield (Government Art Collection)
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RT @SuperpowerLook: This discussion follows the recent launch of a major study into visual literacy, Picture This: The Robson Orr Visual Li…
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RT @SuperpowerLook: #TheSuperpowerOfLooking featured on @BBCRadio4 Front Row last night. Project originator Alison Cole, Teacher Champion…
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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:
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RT @artukdotorg: It's #InternationalMigrantsDay These #LearningResources explore the stories of people who have left their homes and moved…
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RT @DCMS: 125 years of showcasing British creativity and culture on a global stage, but how much do you really know about @GovArtCol collec…
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RT @UKinArgentina: ¡125 años de la @GovArtCol! 🖼️🎉 Para celebrar el aniversario, destacamos la obra de William Elliot de 1791 que está exh…
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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
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RT @ukinserbia: The Government Art Collection is 125 years old today! To celebrate #GAC125 here is ‘Sir George Lloyd Hodges KCB’ (c.1840) f…
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RT @ChrisTrott: In my mind, @GovArtCol serves 3 purposes. For its beauty; to showcase work of british artists; and to be a talking point. B…
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RT @PaintingsLondon: 'The River Thames from Wandsworth Bridge' by Charles Ernest Butler (1864–1933) (Government Art Collection) https://t.…
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RT @artukdotorg: We’re excited to take part in Picture This: The Robson Orr Visual Literacy Research Initiative 📣 The project will measure…
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RT @oldlondonnow: Horse Guards Parade #London Once the tilting yard of Whitehall Palace. (Knights Jousting Tournaments took place here du…
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RT @artukdotorg: Is it rain or snow where you are today? ❄️ 1) 'In the Rain' by Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997) © the artist's est…
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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:
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RT @oldlondonnow: Panorama of #London from the Bowling Green #Islington ( Thomas Bowles 1712 - 1767 @GovArtCol ) In the foreground the Ne…
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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 💐
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We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of artist Frank Auerbach. Our Collection features 'Mornington Crescent' by Auerbach from 1970. Mornington Crescent was close to Auerbach's studio and was a subject that the artist returned to again and again to paint. #FrankAuerbach
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