Museums and Art Gallery Committee

Zone d'identification

Type of entity

Collectivité

Forme autorisée du nom

Museums and Art Gallery Committee

forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Museums and Art Gallery Committee; 1912-1932

    Autre(s) forme(s) du nom

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

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates d’existence

    1912-1932

    Historique

    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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    Statut légal

    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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    Contexte général

    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

    temporel

    Type of relationship

    Art Gallery Committee est le successeur de Museums and Art Gallery Committee

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    Mots-clés - Sujets

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    Occupations

    Zone du contrôle

    Identifiant de notice d'autorité

    GB0192-136

    Identifiant du service d'archives

    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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