While Parliament gets down to business, our Assistant Curator Sileas brings you another highlight from our collection as part of #MuseumFromHome π
Since 2001, every time a General Election is held, a work of art is commissioned to document it.
Cornelia Parker RA travelled the UK in 2017 following the snap General Election campaign.
An impartial witness to events, she observed the electioneering activities of all the main political parties.
Some photographs documenting her journey are now part of the Parliamentary Art Collection, along with the final artwork she created, βLeft Right & Centreβ.
You can watch Cornelia discuss the project on the UK Parliament YouTube channel: .
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Today is #AskACurator Day, and we have 3 specialist curators answering your questions on our Parliamentary Art, Historic Furniture and Architectural Fabric Collections! πΌοΈπͺπͺ
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First over to our Parliamentary Art expert Melanie π¨πΌοΈβοΈ
π¬ "How many works are hidden away in storage? Do they get put on display in rotation?" β
80% of our 9,000 artworks are on display - a high percentage compared to many museums. We do rotate the works on display - some are fragile and can only be displayed for short periods.