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<p>The total recorded number of works of art in the Parliamentary Art Collection (House
of Commons and House of Lords) is 7,900.<br><br>On average, approximately 6,320 works,
or 80% of the whole Parliamentary Art Collection is on display around the buildings
of the Parliamentary Estate (Commons and Lords) at any one time. Approximately 1,500
of those works are in areas to which the public have access, including committee rooms
and banqueting facilities to which guests may be taken.<br><br>The Works of Art Committees
take care to ensure that the most important works in the collection are displayed
in public areas on the line of route, in committee rooms and in banqueting areas to
which the public have access.<br><br>Works from the collection are also drawn from
other areas across the Estate for temporary displays such as the current ‘Waterloo,
Wellington and Westminster’ exhibition in the Royal Gallery and the Election Artist
display in Portcullis House which will accessible during the forthcoming ‘Open House’
weekend.<br><br>The public also have access to the Collection via the Parliamentary
Art Collection website <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/art" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/art</a>
which also features online exhibitions, videos and lectures about the collection.</p>
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