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Features

Art, Power, Diplomacy

A new book tells the untold story of the Government Art Collection

GAC Book Cover

Real Madrid

Curator Adrian George talks about commissioning some playful work for the Madrid Embassy

Artist Marta Marte beside her work

Idris Khan in Dublin

A photograph by Idris Khan has been lent to the Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin.

Bach... Six Suites for the Solo Cello by Idris Khan

Focus on women artists

There are about 540 women artists represented in the Collection

Boy's Head

June

Count D'Orsay's portrait of Queen Victoria marks the 175th anniversary of Victoria's coronation

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) reigned 1837-1901, on Horseback by Alfred, Count d'Orsay