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

Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is dreams for Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa at Kettle's Yard 💤 🌳We've chosen this dream-like painting 'In My Head Grows a Garden', which blurs the boundaries between portrait and landscape. Jake Grewel, In My Head Grows a Garden, 2019

A view from the gardens of the British Embassy in Paris from c.1841 vs today! #ThenAndNow This painting by Heinrich Johann Luttringhausen depicts the embassy as it would have appeared during Lord Granville Leveson-Gower's tenure as British Ambassador from 1835-41. UK in France

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

This week's #OnlineArtExchange Art UK 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 💐

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: artcollection.dcms.gov.uk/stories/art-qu…

Is it rain or snow where you are today? ❄️ 1) 'In the Rain' by Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997) © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images 📷 Government Art Collection 2) 'Snow in London' by Richard W. Marriott (1902–1942) 📷 Worthing Museum and Art Gallery

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. ⁦Government Art Collection⁩

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 👉 instagram.com/p/DC1YNPUI2m-/… @govartcol Department of Education, University of Oxford The Superpower of Looking

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

In my mind, Government Art Collection 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 ... artcollection.dcms.gov.uk/artwork/18387/

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!

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 Bradford 2025 👑 The Coronation Commissions exhibition at The National Archives The National Archives 2 May – 2 Nov 2025

¡125 años de la Government Art Collection! 🖼️🎉 Para celebrar el aniversario, destacamos la obra de William Elliot de 1791 que está exhibida en la Residencia de la Embajadora Kirsty Hayes. Es una de las 15.000 piezas de la colección que está expuesta en más de 125 países. 🎨🌎 #GAC125

125 years of showcasing British creativity and culture on a global stage, but how much do you really know about Government Art Collection collections? What is the tallest? And how tall is it? WATCH to find out ⬇️

It's #InternationalMigrantsDay These #LearningResources explore the stories of people who have left their homes and moved to another country 👉 ow.ly/4VHV50QihyM 'Displacement' by Mohammed Sami (b.1984) © the artist. 📷 Government Art Collection

Join GAC curator Dr Laura-Maria Popoviciu at National Portrait Gallery 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: npg.org.uk/whatson/event-…

#TheSuperpowerOfLooking featured on BBC Radio 4 Front Row last night. Project originator Alison Cole, Teacher Champion Mandy Barrett (Gomersal Primary Art) & Robert Klassen from Department of Education, University of Oxford discussed the importance of visual literacy. Listen on BBC Sounds 👉 ow.ly/E9mG50UBVwr

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 Government Art Collection, Art UK and Department of Education, University of Oxford.

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