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Welcome to the website for UK Parliament’s Heritage Collections.

Our Heritage Collections include the Parliamentary Art Collection, the Historic Furniture and Decorative Arts Collection, and the Architectural Fabric Collection.

We hold over 26,000 objects ranging from the medieval period to the 21st century, which help to tell the story of Parliament.

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Print on Demand

Some objects from the Parliamentary Art Collection are available to buy online as prints. Take a look at the range of artworks available, including unframed, framed or canvas prints.
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News

Read about the recent activities of the Heritage Collections team and the development of our collections.

Free Event: Women’s History Month Lecture 2023

Event

Women’s Suffrage in Art

This year is the 10th annual Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art Women’s History Lecture. We will celebrate the newly acquired portrait of Millicent Garrett Fawcett by Annie Louisa Swynnerton, which now has a permanent public home at UK Parliament.

27 March 2023, 6pm – join us via Teams Live

Find out more about this free online event

Book your free ticket

Read about this newly acquired portrait 

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Conservation

Conserving ceiling panels from the lost chamber

In 1941 a huge fire in the House of Commons led to the destruction of the Chamber. Only a few artefacts from the lost chamber remain. Recent conservation of some surviving ceiling panels helps to reveal the craftsmanship with which they were made.

Read about the panels and how they have been conserved.