FAKE works in the style of Banksy and Tracey Emin will be displayed alongside the infamous Amarna Princess statue at Bolton Museum.

The previously unseen pieces will form part of the Fakes and Forgeries exhibition, which opens at the museum on Saturday, April 16. The exhibition, which was created by the Metropolitan Police Service’s Art and Antiques Unit, will be built around the Amarna Princess statue crafted by convicted Bromley Cross forger Shaun Greenhalgh.

Since appearing at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in January last year, the Art and Antiques Unit have added some Tracey Emin fakes by Jonathan Rayfern, who was prosecuted in Manchester last year, and Banksy fakes.

There will also be a reconstruction of the garden shed where Greenhalgh made his forgeries, as well as a collection of his other works, such as the Risley Park Lanx, Barbara Hepworth’s Goose, and Thomas Moran paintings.

Other objects on display will include paintings by renowned forgers John Myatt and Robert Thwaites, fake antiquities by John Andrews and forged silverware by Peter Ashley Russell.

Det Cons Ian Lawson, from the Met's Art and Antiques Unit, said: “The Metropolitan Police Service's exhibition at the Bolton Museum showcases some of the best faked and forged artworks in our history.

“It explores investigative techniques used to detect and prevent art crime, and features some never seen before pieces, including Tracey Emin and Banksy fakes.

“We hope through the exhibition we can help to increase awareness of art crime, as well as educating people about what to look out for and encourage further reporting of suspicious artworks among professionals, collectors and enthusiasts alike.”

The exhibition will be free and will run until Saturday, July 2. A talk on fakes and forgeries by Det Cons Lawson from the Art and Antiques Unit will take place at the museum on Friday, April 15, at 7pm.

à Tickets for the talk are £5 and are available from the Albert Halls box office on 01204 334400.