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Lilian Lijn’s kinetic sculpture Clear Red Koan (2008) took in the views of Madrid (2009–19) – now in Paris. Did you know that a koan is a riddle? Listen to our GAC podcast with the artist https://apple.co/2WJbwoi #connectedbyart #isolatedbutnotalone

Travel across time & space in Edmund de Waal’s a short history of the China trade with virtual stopovers across continents > scroll down for video https://bit.ly/3amCZjI. Also see De Waal’s work #libraryofexile at the British Museum; © Mike Bruce, courtesy of #edmunddewaal #connectedbyart

Stay #connectedbyart whilst social distancing; starting today we’ll be taking you on digital art journeys around the world. Supporting #LetsTalkLoneliness – #isolatedbutnotalone #BaronessBarran; harnessing the power of community in L.S. Lowry’s Lancashire Fair: Good Friday, Daisy Nook https://bit.ly/2QOTMEx

Museum at Home: Bringing our Eileen Agar painting Guardian of Memories (1938) on loan at Dulwich Picture Gallery directly to you https://bit.ly/3922BBc; Looking for inspiration to make at-home meals more fun? Agar had a Hat for Eating Bouillabaisse (1936) https://bit.ly/3dcno8n part of the V&A collection.

As you immerse yourself in the splendour of #BritishBaroque at Tate Britain look out for these two works on loan from the GAC: James Thornhill's mythological sketch for Blenheim Palace & Peter van Bloemen's portrait of the Duke of Marlborough. Power and illusion at their best!

To celebrate St Piran's Day, this is Noonbreak, a painting from the mid-1970s by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham. A beautifully soulful work currently on display in Bogotá @UKinColombia #CornishArtDay @WBGTrust1 @BarberInstitute
... Image credit: ©Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust
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'The Adventures of a Time-Traveller: Researching the Historical Collection'. What's involved in being a GAC historical curator? Find out more by reading this interview with @laura_popoviciu: http://ow.ly/OSDX50yxyEG image credits © British Embassy, Athens

'There's No Such Word as Impossible: Placing Art on All Walls'. With over two decades of experience of installing GAC displays around the world, our Technical Manager, Chris Christophorou reflects on one of his most memorable projects: http://ow.ly/Jqkr50yvg92

'Stone', a 2017 sculpture by London-based artist Prem Sahib, presents a mass-produced drinking fountain contained within a block of pigmented resin. It replicates the drinking fountains once installed at Chariots Roman Spa, an East London sauna and meeting place for the local gay scene, which closed in 2016 after almost 20 years of operation. By encasing the fountain within a shimmering blue resin, Sahib’s work is a transformative piece in which a relic of a modern day ‘ruin’ is effectively preserved and memorialised #lgbthistorymonth #lgbthistory

Come and work with us? Can you help look after the day-to-day movement and transport of GAC works at 365 locations? We're looking for a temporary Registrar, full details here http://ow.ly/Uw1f50yfsUY

Look out for a new display of Lubaina Himid's work @Tate curated by @LauraCastagnini. Exploring the intimate, complex relationships between women, it features the GAC's Le Rodeur: The Pulley 2017 http://ow.ly/wBcg50xFpgI #ArtatChristmas #TateBritain Image: © Lubaina Himid

Refuge and Renewal: Migration and British Art @RWABristol explores the influence of emigré artists on British art over 150 years. 3 GAC paintings on show inc. Lucien Pissarro's The Church, East Knoyle http://ow.ly/rVPt50xF59O #ArtatChristmas © Government Art Collection, UK

Escape the mince pies! See #ArtatChristmas inc GAC works on show. High on our list is Radical Women: Jessica Dismorr and her Contemporaries @PallantGallery. Read curator Alicia Foster's story @artukdotorg http://ow.ly/1stu50xCYK7 with Trees c.1911-12, GAC, UK

Fantastic to be part of The British Open Day at the British Ambassador's Residence in Athens, UK in Greece! Welcomed by HMA @KateSmithFCO & Embassy staff, visitors encountered GAC works discussed by our curator @laura_popoviciu: Lord Byron's portrait & works by John Craxton & Nikos Ghikas. #TheBritishOpenDay image credits: The British Embassy Athens

In remembrance for those lost and loved, 'C is for Cenotaph' by @alan_kitching_typography from his 2019 series, 'A to Z of London' #ArmisticeDay #RemembranceSunday #advancedgraphicslondon © Alan Kitching