No, there is not right now. The government has a lot of artwork. There are a lot of government buildings, and they have lots of things on the walls. That means there is artwork that could be worth virtually nothing, and there could be some large pieces, like the Member has referenced, that could be worth quite a bit. There was an inventory taken by ITI, I believe, about 10 years ago, that looked at all of this, but nothing has been done since. I think the reason for that is because this massive artwork, it would cost more than all of the work combined is worth to inventory it, so I think that what is needed is a focus and identification of some of these special pieces and a system put in place to ensure that we know where those are and that, once they are done their useful life within the government, they can be preserved either by the museum or an appropriate organization.
R.J. Simpson on Question 259-19(2): Responsibility and Preservation of Government Artwork
In the Legislative Assembly on May 29th, 2020. See this statement in context.
Question 259-19(2): Responsibility and Preservation of Government Artwork
Oral Questions
May 29th, 2020
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