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‘We’ve scratched the surface’: mission to digitise UK public art reaches 1m entries

The Guardian - World NewsEN 1 min read 100% complete by Mark BrownFebruary 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM
‘We’ve scratched the surface’: mission to digitise UK public art reaches 1m entries
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Art UK, a charity dedicated to creating an online database of the UK's public art, has reached one million cataloged artworks after ten years of work. The database includes diverse pieces ranging from sculptures to paintings and even paper artifacts, located across the UK. Ben Terrett has been appointed as the new chair of Art UK. Despite reaching this milestone, the charity suggests that the database only represents a fraction of the total public art in the UK and will continue to expand its collection. The project aims to make the UK's art more accessible to the public.

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