Royal Collection Department
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The Royal Collection Department is an organisation tasked with the cataloguing, conservation, cleaning, restoration and display of the books, pictures, sculptures and other works of art collected by the British royal family.
It is headed by a director who oversees the work of three expert advisors:
- The Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures
- The Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art
- The Royal Librarian
The activities of the Royal Collection Department are funded by the Royal Collection Trust which deals with the purchase and sale of works of art, and which holds copyright on the items of the collection.
Notable officials
- Kenneth Clark, Surveyor of Pictures, 1934-45
- Anthony Blunt, Surveyor of Pictures, 1945-72, and notorious Soviet agent.
External link
Official site (http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page552.asp)