Royal Manchester Institution
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The Royal Manchester Institution was a 19th-century learned society and art institution in Manchester that played a key role in promoting the visual arts and later evolved into what is now Manchester Art Gallery.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art institution
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cultural organisation → learned society → |
| architectOfBuildingUsed |
Charles Barry
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| architecturalStyleOfBuildingUsed |
Greek Revival
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| buildingCompletion |
1835
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| buildingConstructionStart |
1824
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| buildingNowHouses |
Manchester Art Gallery
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| buildingUsed |
Royal Manchester Institution building
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| category |
art museum precursor
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defunct cultural organisation → learned society of the United Kingdom → |
| collectionBecame |
core collection of Manchester Art Gallery
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| collectionType |
drawings
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fine art → paintings → prints → sculpture → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| dissolvedOrAbolished |
1882
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| evolvedInto |
Manchester Art Gallery
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| fieldOfInterest |
aesthetics
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art history → visual arts → |
| foundedInPeriod |
19th century
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| governance |
managed by a committee of subscribers
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| hasHeritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building (for its former building)
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| headquartersLocation |
Manchester
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| historicalSignificance |
precursor of a major municipal art gallery
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| inception |
1823
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| locatedIn |
England
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Manchester → Mosley Street → North West England → |
| mainActivity |
collecting works of art
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hosting lectures → organising art exhibitions → supporting local artists → |
| notableRole |
development of public art collections in Manchester
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promotion of the visual arts in northern England → |
| ownedByAfterDissolution |
Manchester Corporation
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| purpose |
art education
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promotion of the visual arts → public exhibitions of art → |
| regionServed |
Lancashire
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Manchester → |
| successor |
Manchester Art Gallery
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| typeOfMembership |
subscription-based
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Royal Manchester Institution
("Royal Manchester Institution building")
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buildingUsed |
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Manchester Art Gallery
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formerName |
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Manchester Art Gallery
("Royal Manchester Institution building")
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hasPart |