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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Election Artist
Since 2001, the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art has commissioned an artist to follow and document each general election, creating a unique, permanent artwork for the Parliamentary Art Collection. Find out more about the Election Artist for 2024, Joanne Coates, or visit our online exhibitions about recent election artists including Nicky Hirst (2019), Cornelia Parker RA (2017), Adam Dant (2015) and Simon Roberts (2010).
Image: Detail from Goodman Park polling station, Slough, 6 May 2010, Slough constituency, Photograph by Simon Roberts ©UK Parliament WOA 7157.
The Lying-in-State of Queen Elizabeth II
During the historic Lying-in-State of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, Parliament invited six UK artists to record the ceremony, and wider activities associated with it, in and around the Palace of Westminster. The selected commissions are now underway, with the first completions scheduled for later this year. Read about the artists.
Image: Lachlan Goudie sketching © House of Lords/Roger Harris
