A GP surgery in Pocklington, East Yorkshire, is not the most obvious place to find a multi-million-pound artwork on display. But a new National Gallery scheme, taking artwork to “unusual and unexpected venues”, aims to show that the gallery’s collection belongs to the nation, writes Anita Singh.
Gaze at the walls of most GP surgeries and you will find leaflets about the ‘flu vaccine or posters encouraging you to eat your five a day.
At Pocklington Group Practice in East Yorkshire, you will see a £3.6 million treasure from the National Gallery. It is a self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi, the most famous female painter of the 17th century, and one of the gallery’s most recent acquisitions.
The surgery is one of several “unusual and unexpected venues... Keep reading on The Telegraph