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.
South Asian History Month
The Parliamentary Art Collection holds eighteen Indian botanical prints in its collection. These prints were reproduced from paintings and published in William Roxburgh’s ‘Plants of the Coast of Coromandel’. Originally painted by unknown Indian artists, the artworks depict various plants native to India. In this story, read about the artists and the relationship between art, science, and empire.
Image: Mimosa sundra, unknown artist © UK Parliament, WOA 1236
