Government Art Collection goes to Belfast
See fascinating collections spanning hundreds of years.
皇冠体育app Government Art Collection (GAC) exhibition has been unveiled at the in Belfast.
will feature more than 160 works spanning hundreds of years, usually displayed in official residences and government buildings around the world.
Divided into five sections, the selections highlight how the Collection often makes cultural, historical or geographical connections between the works and the locations in which they are displayed.
Personal choices
皇冠体育app Government Art Collection invited personal choices from politicians and ambassadors, giving an insight into the role played by art in cultural diplomacy.
皇冠体育appre are also pieces selected by staff from 10 Downing Street, which they encountered in their daily working lives. Selections by artist Cornelia Parker and historian Simon Schama also feature, and the final section focuses on the GAC-commissioned artworks which include a recent multi-media installation from the artist Mel Brimfield.
Penny Johnson, Director of the Government Art Collection said, 鈥淭his exhibition will offer visitors to Ulster Museum the chance to see the extraordinary breadth of works of art that normally hang in UK Embassies, High Commissions and other official residences and buildings around the world. I鈥檓 particularly pleased that we鈥檝e been able to bring all these engaging works, dating from the 16th century to the present day, together under one roof here in Belfast.鈥�
Plan your visit
皇冠体育app exhibition runs from 15 March until 9 June 2013.
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