Museums and Art Gallery Committee

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Museums and Art Gallery Committee

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Museums and Art Gallery Committee; 1912-1932

    Other form(s) of name

    • Art Gallery Committee (1932-c.1974), Castle Museum and Art Gallery Committee (c.1974-1980s)

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1912-1932

    History

    The Exhibition Buildings and its art collection were transferred to the council from its trustees in 1893. In 1912 this committee was set up to manage the art gallery. There was no museum until the Castle Museum was opened in 1938, but the committee used enabling legislation aimed at museums in order to raise funds from the rates, hence its name.
    Gained responsiblility for Art Gallery from Technical Instruction and Higher Education Committees in 1912. Instructed Curator.

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    Functions, occupations and activities

    Managed the art gallery buildings and collection. Increased permenant collection and ran special exhibitions. Also loaned artworks to schools and public institutions.

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    General context

    The Exhibition Buildings and its art collection were transferred to the council from its trustees in 1893. In 1912 this committee was set up to manage the art gallery. There was no museum until the Castle Museum was opened in 1938, but the committee used enabling legislation aimed at museums in order to raise funds from the rates, hence its name.

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Art Gallery Committee (1932-c.1974)

    Identifier of related entity

    GB0192-138

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Art Gallery Committee is the successor of Museums and Art Gallery Committee

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    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    GB0192-136

    Institution identifier

    GB0192

    Rules and/or conventions used

    International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa

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        Sources

        BC 57/1

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