In order to protect them, more than 5,000 British murals will be registered in the database

More than 5,000 murals painted in UK railway stations, churches and museums, including works by Banksy, will be digitally recorded for protection by arts education charity Art UK, which will incorporate the street art works into its free public database.

The murals scheduled to be recorded are spread across the country in locations such as Brighton and Bristol, and the aim is also to digitize works from Northern Ireland, where some of the UK's most famous works are found, including around 300 large-scale works. Pictures printed on the walls of Unionist and Catholic communities.

The scanning work will be carried out by volunteer researchers and photographers who will document and capture the works, which Art UK describes as “2D murals” and “3D sculptural works in concrete, brick, wood, tiles and other materials”. It will also be included,” the art newspaper said.

The initiative seeks to raise awareness of the artists behind some of the UK's most iconic street art artworks and protect them for future generations, such as Banksy's iconic works.

In the case of Northern Ireland, many of the murals are linked to decades of violent unrest between the Catholic and Protestant communities, and to document them, he sought the advice of several local experts, with the aim of respecting local sensitivities and rising to the demands. Challenges that may arise.

For this purpose, the responsible staff contacted Bill Rolston, Emeritus Professor at the Transitional Justice Institute at the University of Ulster, who has documented and photographed political murals painted since 1981 and has published several books on the subject.

The charity will also collaborate with Belfast Expose, a community photography education centre, on a photography project aimed at allowing the public to document the murals themselves and bring them together in exhibitions that give their take on murals in their area.

“From shopping centers and railway stations to churches and museums, we will be celebrating the thousands of painted and sculpted murals in our communities. Many are at risk of deterioration or demolition, so the work of our staff and volunteers will ensure the creation of art UK,” said Katie Goodwin, Executive Vice President and Head of Community Engagement at Art UK. Permanent record.

The project, which will take approximately three years, will be supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which has contributed £250,000, and the Pilgrim and Historic England Trust.

With information from Telam