Committees

Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art

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The Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art is a cross-party group of Members appointed by the Speaker to advise on the use and management of the Parliamentary Art Collection in the House of Commons.

Its work includes the purchase of works of art, safeguarding the Parliamentary Art Collection, ensuring new purchases are in line with the Acquisition Policy and to advise officials on the decorative interiors of the Commons areas of the Parliamentary Estate.

Find out more about the Parliamentary Art Collection on UK Parliament’s Heritage Collections Website.

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Latest news

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Committee unveils portrait of former Prime Minister Theresa May
A portrait of former Prime Minister and Home Secretary – The Rt Hon Theresa May MP – has been unveiled in Parliament
5 September 2023
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Portrait of Millicent Garrett Fawcett set to join Parliament’s Art Collection during Women's History Month
Portrait of Millicent Garrett Fawcett set to join Parliament’s Art Collection during Women's History Month
28 February 2023
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Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art unveils official portrait of Nobel Prize winner John Hume
An official portrait of the late John Hume has been unveiled, following a commission from the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art
15 November 2022

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05 - Informal Note (24 May 2024)
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07 - Informal Note (22 February 2023)
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08 - Informal Note (9 May 2023)
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Minutes and decisions

Useful information

The Parliamentary Art Collection
Managing and updating the Parliamentary Art Collection
Election Artist
Collections Care
Acquisitions and commissions

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